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ti39ll tell you a ute,” said harry ”look, herione, can39t you —”
”no, i can39t,” she said ftly ” don39t even ask”
”i thought aybe, you know, over christas —”
”it was the fat dy who drank a vat of five-hundred-year-old e, harry, not what was this iportant news you wanted to tell ?”
she looked too fierce to argue with at that ont, harry dropped the subject of ron and reunted all that he had overheard beeen alfoy and snape when he had fished, herione sat thought for a ont and then said, ”don39t you thk — ?”
”— he was pretendg to offer help that he uld trick alfoy to tellg hi what he39s dog?”
”well, yes,” said herione
”ron’s dad and p thk ,” harry said grudggly ”but this defitely proves alfoy’s pnng thg, you can39t deny that”
”no, i can39t,” she answered slowly
”and he39s actg on voldeort39s orders, jt like i said!”
”h did either of the actually ntion voldeort39s na?”
harry frowned, tryg to reber ”i39 not sure snape defitely said 39your aster,39 and who else would that be?”
”i don39t know,” said herione, bitg her lip ”aybe his father?”
she stared across the roo, apparently lost thought, not even noticg vender ticklg ron ”how39s p?”
”not great,” said harry, and he told her all about p’s ission aong the werewolves and the difficulties he was facg ”have you heard of this fenrir greyback?”
”yes, i have!” said herione, undg startled ”and have you, harry!”
”when, history of agic? you know full well i never listened ”
”no, no, not history of agic — alfoy threatened b with ki!” said herione ”back knockturn alley, don39t you reber? he told b that greyback was an old faily friend and that he39d be checkg up on b39s progress!”
harry gaped at her ”i fot! but this proves alfoy s a death eater, how else uld he be ntact with greyback and tellg hi what to do?”
”it is pretty spicio,”
eathed herione ”unless ” ”oh, e on,” said harry exasperation, ”you can39t t round this one!”
”well there is the possibility it was an epty threat” ”you39re unbelievable, you are,” said harry, shakg his head
”we39ll see who39s right you39ll be eatg your words, herione, jt like the istry oh yeah, 1 had a row with ruf scriour as well ”
and the rest of the eveng passed aicably with both of the abg the ister of agic, for herione, like ron, thought that after all the istry had put harry through the previo year, they had a great deal of nerve askg hi for help now
the new ter started next orng with a pleasant surprise for the sixth years: a r sign had been pned to the on roo notice boards overnight
apparition lesns
if you are seventeen years of a, or will turn seventeen on or before the 31st augt next, you are eligible for a elve-week urse of apparition lesns fro a istry of agic apparition structor please sign below if you would like to participate st: 12 galleons
harry and ron joed the crowd that was jostlg around the notice and takg it turns to write their nas at the botto ron was jt takg out his ill to sign after herione when vender crept up behd hi, slipped her hands over his eyes, and trilled, ”guess who, won-won?” harry turned to see herione stalkg off he caught up with her, havg no wish to stay behd with ron and vender, but to his surprise, ron caught up with the only a little way beyond the portrait hole, his ears
ight red and his expression disgruntled without a word, herione sped up to walk with neville
” — apparition,” said ron, his tone akg it perfectly p that harry was not to ntion what had jt happened ”should be a ugh, eh?”
”i dunno,” said harry ”aybe it39s better when you do it yourself, i didn’t enjoy it uch when dubledore took along for the ride”
”i fot you39d already done it i39d better pass y test first
ti,” said ron, lookg anxio ”fred and e did,” ”charlie failed, though, didn39t he?” ”yeah, but charlie39s er than ” — ron held his ars out fro his body as though he was a goril — ” fred and or