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ant you to do it?” said ron. ”sending you

your fathers d everything?”

”well, ” hermione exploded, ”if he did -- i mean to say thats

terrible -- you could have been killed.”

”no, it isnt,” said harry thoughtfully. ”hes a funny man,

dumbledore. i thi of wao give me a k

he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you know. i

re he had a pretty good idea we were going to try, and instead

of stoppiaught us enough to help. i dont think it

was a me find out how the mirror worked. its almost

like he thought i had the right to faort if i could....”

”yeah, dumbledores off his rht,” said ron

proudly. ”listen, youve got to be up for the e

tomorrow. the points are all in and slytherin won, of course --

you missed the last quidditch match, we were steamrollered by

ravenclaw without you -- but the foodll be good.”

at that moment, madam pomfrey bustled over.

”youve had een minutes, now out” she said firmly.

after a good nights sleep, harry felt nearly baal.

i want to go to the feast,” he told madam pomfrey as she

straightened his many dy boxes. i t i?”

”professor dumbledore says you are to be allowed to go,” she

said stiffily, as though in her opinion professor dumbledore didnt

realize how risky feasts could be. ”and you have aor.”

”oh, good,” said harry. ”who is it?”

hagrid sidled through the door as he spoke. as usual when he

was indrid looked too big to be allowed. he sat dow

to harry, took o him, and burst into tears.

”its -- all -- my -- ruddy -- fault!” he sobbed, his fa

his hands. i told the evil git het past fluffy! i told

him! it was the only thing he didnt know, an i told him! yeh

couldve died! all fer a dragon egg! ill never drink again! i

should be chucked out an made ter live as a muggle!”

”hagrid!” said harry, shocked to see hagrid shaking with grief

aears leaking down intrid,

hed have found out somehow, this is voldemort were talking about,

hed have found out even if you hadnt told him.”

”yeh couldve died!” sobbed hagrid. ”an don say the name!”

”voldemort!” harry bellowed, and hagrid was so shocked,

he st. ”ive met him and im g him by his

name. please cheer up, hagrid, we saved the stos gone,

he t use it. have a ch, ive got loads....”

hagrid wiped his he back of his hand and said, ”that

reminds me. ive got yeh a present.”

”its not a stoat sandwich, is it?” said harry anxiously, and at

last hagrid gave a weak chuah. dumbledave me the day

off yesterday ter fix it. course, he shoulda sastead --

anyway, got yeh this...”

it seemed to be a haher-covered book. harry opened

it curiously. it was full raphs. smiling and waving

at him fre were his mother and father.

”sent owls off ter all yer parents old school friends, askin

fer photos... knew yeh didn have any... dyeh like it?”

harry t speak, but hagrid uood.

harry made his way down to the e alo

night. he had been held up by madam pomfreys fussing about,

insisting on givi checkup, so the great hall was

already full. it was decked out iherin creen

ao celebrate slytherins winning the house cup for the

seventh year in a row. a huge banner showiheri

covered the wall behiable.

when harry walked in there was a sudden hush, and then everybody

started talking loudly at once. he slipped iween ron

a the gryffiried to ig

that people to look at him.

fortunately, dumbledore arrived momehe babble

died away.

”anone!” dumbledore said cheerfully. ”and i must

trouble y