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of my books so he e and have a good laugh at
me. he kept threatening to tell her what really bit me -- ive told
her it was a dog, but i dont think she believes me -i shouldnt
have hit him at the quidditch match, thats why hes doing this.”
harry aried to down.
”itll all be over at midnight on saturday,” said hermione,
but this didnt soothe ron at all. orary, he sat bolt
upright ao a sweat.
”midnight on saturday!” he said in a hoarse voio oh
no -- ive just remembered -- charlies letter was in that book
malfoy took, hes going to know were getting rid of .”
harry and hermione did a somfrey
came over at that moment ahem leave, saying ron needed
sleep.
”its too late to ge the plan now,” harry told hermione. ”we
havent got time to seher owl, and this could be
our o rid of . well have to risk it. and
we have got the invisibility alfoy doesnt know about that.”
they found fang, the boarhound, sittih a bandaged
tail wheell hagrid, who opened a window to talk
to them.
”i wo you in,” he puffed. ”s at a tricky stage --
nothin i t handle.”
wheold him about charlies letter, his eyes filled with
tears, although that might have bee had just bitten
him on the leg.
”aargh! its all right, he only got my boot -- jus playin --
hes only a baby, after all.”
the baby baail on the wall, making the windows
rattle. harry and hermioo the castle feeling saturday
t e quiough.
they would have felt srid wheime came for
him to say good-bye to hey hadnt been so worried
about what they had to do. it was a very dark, ight, and
they were a bit late arriving at hagrids hut because theyd had
to eeves to get out of their way irance hall,
where hed been playing tennis against the wall. hagrid had
pad ready ie.
”hes got lots o rats an some brahe journey,” said
hagrid in a muffled voi ive packed his teddy bear in case
he gets lonely.”
from ie came rippi souo harry
as though the teddy was haviorn off.
”bye-bye, !” hagrid sobbed, as harry and hermione covered
the crate with the invisibility d stepped u
themselves. ”mommy will you!”
how they ma the crate back up to the castle,
they never knew. midnight tiearer as they heaved
up the marble stair the entrand along the dark
corridors. up aair another -- even one of harrys
shortt make the work much easier.
”here!” harry pahey reached the corridor
be tower.
then a sudde ahead of them made them almost drop the
crate. f that they were already ihey shrank into
the shad at the dark outliwo pe
with each other te a flared.
prall, in a tartan bathrobe and a hair ,
had malfoy by the ear.
”detentioed. ”as from
slytherin! wandering around in the middle of the night, how dare
you --”
”you dont uand, professor. harry potters ing --
hes gon!”
”what utter rubbish! how dare you tell such lies! e on --
i shall see professor s you, malfoy!”
the steep spiral staircase up to the top of the tower seemed
the easiest thing in the world after that. not until theyd stepped
out into the ight air did they throw off the cloak, glad to
be able to breathe prain. hermione did a s.
”malfoys got detention! i g!”
”dont,” harry advised her.
g about malfoy, they waited, hrashing about in
his ier, four br