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n hall they woke to the deliell of baking

pumpkin wafting through the corridors. eveer, professor

flitwi charms that he thought they were ready

t objects fly, something they had all been dying

to try siheyd seen him make oad zoom around

the . professor flitwick put the to pairs to

practice. harrys partner was seamus finnigan (which was a relief,

beeville had been trying to catch his eye). ron, however,

was t with hermier. it was hard to tell whether

ron or hermione was ahis. she hadnt spokeher

of them sihe day harrys broomstick had arrived.

”now, dont fet that movement weve been

prag!” squeaked professor flitwick, per top of his

pile of books as usual. ”swish and flick, remember, swish and

flid saying the magic words properly is very important,

toet wizard baruffio, who said s instead of f

and fouhe floor with a buffalo o.”

it was very difficult. harry and seamus swished and flicked,

but the feather they were supposed to be sending skyward just lay

oop. seamus got so impatient that he prodded it with

his wao it -- harry had to put it out with his hat.

roable, wasnt having much more luck.

”wingardium leviosa!” he shouted, waving his long arms like

a windmill.

”y it wrong,” harry heard hermione snap. ”its

wing-gar-dium levi-o-sa, make the gar nig.”

”you do it, then, if youre so clever,” ron snarled.

hermiohe sleeves own, flicked her wand,

and said, ”wingardium leviosa!”

their feather rose off the desk a four feet

above their heads.

”oh, well done!” cried professor fliting. ”everyone

see here, miss grangers do!”

ron was in a very bad mood by the end of the class. ”its no

wonder and her,” he said to harry as they pushed their

way into the crowded corridor, ”shes a ly. ”

someoo harry as they hurried past him. it was

hermiht a glimpse of her fad was startled

to see that she was in tears.

”i think she heard you.”

”so?” said ron, but he looked a bit unfortable. ”she mustve

noticed shes got no friends.”

hermione didnt turn up for the d wasnt seen all

afternoon. on their way dow hall for the halloween

feast, harry and ron overheard parvati patil telling her friend

lave hermi in the girls bathroom and wanted

to be left alone. roill more awkward at this, but a

momehey had e hall, where the halloween

des put hermioheir minds.

a thousas fluttered from the walls and g while

a thousand more swooped over the tables in low blaaking

the the pumpkihe feast appeared suddenly

on the golde had at the start-of-term ba.

harry was just helpio a baked potato when professor

quirrell ting into the hall, his turbaerror on

his face. everyoared as he reached professor dumbledores chair,

slumped agaiable, aroll -- in the dungeons --

thought you ought to know.”

he then sank to the floor i.

there roar. it took several purple firecrackers

exploding from the end of professor dumbledores wand t

silence.

”prefects,” he rumbled, ”lead your houses baitories

immediately!”

per his element.

”follow me! stick together, first years! o fear the

troll if you follow my orders! stay close behind me, now. make way,

first years ing through! excuse me, im a prefect!”

”how cet in?” harry asked as they climbed the

stairs.

”dont ask me, theyre supposed to be really stupid,” said

ron. ”maybe peeves let it in for a halloween joke.”

they passed different groups of