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  n pull hi-self tother  ake hi py at the of his for  -thg that would ensure that ron had a really good day
  and the answer ca to harry one, sudden, glorio stroke of spiration
  eakfast was the ual excitable affair next orng the slythers hissed and booed loudly as every ber of the gryffdor tea entered the great hall harry gnced at the ceilg and saw a clear, pale be sky: a good on
  the gryffdor table, a lid ass of red and gold, cheered as harry and ron approached harry grned and waved ron gri-aced weakly and shook his head
  ”cheer up, ron!” called vender ”i know you39ll be
  illiant!” : ron ignored her
  ”tea?” harry asked hi ”ffee? pupk juice?” ”anythg,” said ron gly, takg a oody bite of toast
  a few utes ter herione, who had bee tired of ron39s recent unpleasant behavior that she had not e down to
  eakfast with the, paed on her way up the table
  ”how are you both feelg?” she asked tentatively, her eyes on the back of ron39s head
  ”fe,” said harry, who was ncentratg on handg ron a gss of pupk juice ”there you go, ron drk up”
  ron had jt raised the gss to his lips when herione spoke
  sharply
  ”don39t drk that, ron!”
  both harry and ron looked up at her
  ”why not?” said ron
  herione was now starg at harry as though she uld not be-lieve her eyes
  ”you jt put thg that drk”
  ”exce ?” said harry
  ”you heard i saw you you jt tipped thg to ron39s drk you39ve got the bottle your hand right now!”
  ”i dont know what you39re talkg about,” said harry, stog the little bottle hastily his pocket
  ”ron, i warn you, don39t drk it!” herione said aga, ard, but ron picked up the gss, draed it one gulp, and said, ”s bossg around, herione”
  she looked scandalized bendg low that only harry uld hear her, she hissed, ”you should be expelled for that i39d never have believed it of you, harry!”
  ”look who39s talkg,” he whispered back ”nfunded anyone tely?”
  she stord up the table away fro the harry watched her go without regret herione had never really understood what a serio bess idditch was he then looked around at ron, who was sackg his lips
  ”nearly ti39 said harry blithely
  the frosty grass crunched underfoot as they strode down to the stadiu
  ”pretty cky the weathers this good, eh?” harry asked ron
  ”yeah,” said ron, who was pale and sick-lookg
  gny and delza were already wearg their idditch robes and waitg the changg roo
  ”nditions look ideal,” said gny, ignorg ron ”and guess what? that slyther chaser vaisey — he took a bdr the head yesterday durg their practice, and he39s too re to py! and even better than that — alfoy39s gone off sick too!”
  ”what?” said harry, wheelg around to stare at her ”he39s ill? what39s wrong with hi?”
  ”no idea, but it39s great for ,” said gny
  ightly ”they39re pyg harper stead he39s y year and he39s an idiot”
  harry siled back vaguely, but as he pulled on his scarlet robes his d was far fro idditch alfoy had once before cid he uld not py due to jury, but on that oasion he had ade sure the whole atch was rescheduled for a ti that suited the slythers better why was he now happy to let a substitute go on? was he really ill, or was he fakg?
  ”fishy, isn39t it?” he said an undertone to ron ”alfoy not pyg?”
  ”cky, i call it,” said ron, lookg slightly ore aniated ”and vaisey off too, he39s their best goal srer, i didn39t fancy — hey!” he said suddenly, freezg halfway through pullg on his keepers gloves and starg at harry
  ”what?”
  ”i you  ” ron had dropped his voice, he looked both scared and excited ”y drk y pupk juice you didn39t?”
  harry raised his eye
  ows, but said nothg except, ”we39ll be startg about five utes, you39d better t your boots on”
  they walked out onto the pitch to tuultuo roars and boos one end of the stadiu was lid red and gold the other, a sea of green and silver any hufflepuffs and ravencws had taken sides too: aidst all the yellg and cppg harry uld distctly hear the roar of na lovegood39s fa