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  they still tother?”
  ”yes, they are — but why are you terested?” asked herione, givg harry a sharp look
  ”i jt don39t want y idditch tea ssed up aga!” he said hastily, but herione ntued to look spicio, and he was ost relieved when a voice behd the called, ”harry!” givg hi an exce to turn his back on her ”oh, hi, na”
  - ”i went to the hospital g to fd you,” said na, ruagg her bag ”but they said you39d left”
  she thrt what appeared to be a green onion, a r spotted toadstool, and a nsiderable aount of what looked like cat litter to ron39s hands, fally pullg out a rather grubby scroll of parchnt that she handed to harry
  ”  i39ve been told to give you this”
  it was a sall roll of parchnt, which harry regnized at once as another vitation to a lesn with dubledore
  ”tonight,” he told ron and herione, once he had unrolled it
  ”nice ntary st atch!” said ron to na as she took back the green onion, the toadstool, and the cat litter na siled vaguely
  ”you39re akg fun of , aren39t you?” she said ”everyone says i was dreadful”
  ”no, i39 serio!” said ron earnestly ”i can39t reber enjoyg ntary ore! what is this, by the way?” he added, holdg the onionlike object up to eye level
  ”oh, it39s a gurdyroot,” she said, stuffg the cat litter and the toadstool back to her bag ”you can keep it if you like, i39ve got a few of the they39re really excellent for wardg off gulpg plipies” and she walked away, leavg ron chortlg, still ctchg the gurdyroot
  ”you know, she39s grown on , na,” he said, as they set off aga for the great hall ”i know she39s sane, but it39s a good —” he sped talkg very suddenly vender
  own was standg at the foot of the arble staircase lookg thundero ”hi,” said ron nervoly
  ”c39on,” harry uttered to herione, and they sped past, though not before they had heard vender say, ”why didn39t you tell you were ttg out today? and why was she with you?”
  ron looked both sulky and annoyed when he appeared at
  eakfast half an hour ter, and though he sat with vender, harry did not see the exchan a word all the ti they were tother herione was actg as though she was ite oblivio to all of this, but once or ice harry saw an explicable sirk cross her face all that day she seed to be a particurly good ood, and that eveng the on roo she even nsented to look over other words, fish writg harry39s herbology essay, thg she had been retely refg to do up to this pot, becae she had known that harry would then let ron py his work
  ”thanks a lot, herione,” said harry, givg her a hasty pat on the back as he checked his watch and saw that it was nearly eight o39clock ”listen, i’ve got to hurry or i39ll be te for dubledore ”
  she did not answer, but rely crossed out a few of his feebler sentences a weary rt of way grng, harry hurried out through the portrait hole and off to the headasters office the gargoyle leapt aside at the ntion of toffee ecirs, and harry took the spiral staircase o steps at a ti, knockg on the door jt as a clock with chid eight
  ”enter,” called dubledore, but as harry put out a hand to ph the door, it was wrenched open fro side there stood profesr trewney
  ”aha!” she cried, potg draatically at harry as she blked at hi through her agnifyg spectacles
  ” this is the rean i a to be thrown uncereonioly fro your office, dubledore!”
  ”y dear sybill,” said dubledore a slightly exasperated voice, ”there is no estion of throg you uncereonioly fro anywhere, but harry does have an appotnt, and i really don39t thk there is any ore to be said —”
  ”very well,” said profesr trewney, a deeply wounded voice ”if you will not banish the urpg nag, be it
  perhaps i shall fd a school where y talents are better appreciated ”
  she phed past harry and disappeared down the spiral staircase they heard her stuble halfway down, and harry guessed that she had tripped over one of her trailg shawls
  ”please close the door and sit down, harry,” said du