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  harry saw b lick his lips nervoly
  ”well, without seeg it, i t say it will be a very difficult job, perhaps ipossible i uldn39t guarantee anythg”
  ”no?” said alfoy, and harry knew, jt by his tone, that alfoy was sneerg ”perhaps this will ake you ore nfident”
  he oved toward b and was blocked fro view by the cabet harry, ron, and herione shuffled sideways to try and keep hi sight, but all they uld see was b, lookg very frightened
  ”tell anyone,” said aifoy, ”and there will be retribution you know fenrir greyback? he39s a faily friend he39ll be droppg fro ti to ti to ake sure you39re givg the proble your full attention”
  ”there will be no need for —”
  ”i39ll decide that,” said alfoy ”well, i39d better be off and don39t fet to keep that one safe, i39ll need it”
  ”perhaps you39d like to take it now?”
  ”no, of urse i wouldn39t, you stupid, little an, how would i look carryg that down the street? jt don39t sell it”
  ”of urse not  sir”
  b ade a bow as deep as the one harry had once seen hi give ci alfoy
  ”not a word to anyone, b, and that cdes y other, understand?”
  ”naturally, naturally,” urured b, bog aga
  next ont, the bell over the door tkled loudly as alfoy stalked out of the shop lookg very pleased with hiself he passed close to harry, ron, and herione that they felt the cloak ftter around their knees aga side the shop, b reaed frozen his unctuo sile had vanished he looked worried
  ”what was that about?” whispered ron, reelg the extendable ears
  ”dunno,” said harry, thkg hard ”he wants thg nded  and he wants to reserve thg there  uld you see what he poted at when he said 39that one39?”
  ”no, he was behd that cabet —”
  ”you o stay here,” whispered herione
  ”what are you — ?”
  but herione had already ducked out fro under the cloak she checked her hair the reflection the gss, then arched to the shop, settg the bell tklg aga ron hastily fed the extendable ears back under the door and passed one of the strgs to harry
  ”hello, horrible orng, isn39t it?” herione said
  ightly to b, who did not answer, but cast her a spicio look hug cheerily, herione strolled through the juble of objects on dispy
  ”is this neckce for sale?” she asked, pag beside a gss-fronted case
  ”if you39ve got one and a half thoand galleons,” said r
  b ldly
  ”oh — er — no, i haven39t got ite that uch,” said herione, walkg on ”and  what about this lovely — u — skull?”
  ”sixteen galleons”
  ” it39s for sale, then? it isn39t beg  kept for anyone?”
  r b sted at her harry had the nasty feelg he knew exactly what herione was up to apparently herione felt she had been rubled too becae she suddenly threw caution to the
  ds
  ”the thg is, that — er — boy who was here jt now, dra alfoy, well, he39s a friend of e, and i want to t hi a birthday present, but if he39s already reserved anythg, i obvioly don39t want to t hi the sa thg,  u ”
  it was a pretty story harry39s opion, and apparently b thought too
  ”out,” he said sharply ”t out!”
  herione did not wait to be asked ice, but hurried to the door with b at her heels as the bell tkled aga, b sd the door behd her and put up the closed sign
  ”ah well,” said ron, throg the cloak back over herione ”worth a try, but you were a bit obvio —”
  ”well, next ti you can show how it39s done, aster of ystery!” she snapped
  ron and herione bickered all the way back to weasleys39
  wizard wheezes, where they were forced to s that they uld dod undetected around a very anxio-lookg rs weasley and hagrid, who had clearly noticed their absence once the shop, harry whipped off the visibility cloak, hid it his bag, and joed with the other o when they sist