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  ”thank you, harry potter,” he panted ”dobby still fds it dif-ficult to speak ill of his old asters” harry released hi dobby straightened his tea zy and said defiantly to kreacher, ”but kreacher should know that dra alfoy is not a good aster to a hoe-elf!”
  ”yeah, we don39t need to hear about you beg love with alfoy,” harry told kreacher ”let39s fast forward to where he39s actually been gog”
  kreacher bowed aga, lookg furio, and then said, ”aster alfoy eats the great hall, he sleeps a doritory the dun-ons, he attends his csses a variety of—”
  ”dobby, you tell ,” said harry, cuttg across kreacher ”has he been gog anywhere he shouldn39t have?”
  ”harry potter, sir,” seaked dobby, his great orblike eyes shg the firelight, ”the alfoy boy is
  eakg no rules that dobby can disver, but he is still keen to avoid detection he has been akg regur visits to the seventh floor with a variety of other students, who keep watch for hi while he enters —”
  ”the roo of reirent!” said harry, sackg hiself hard on the forehead with advanced potion-akg herione and ron stared at hi ”that39s where he39s been sneakg off to! that39s where he39s dog… whatever he39s dog! and i bet that39s why he39s been disappearg off the ap — e to thk of it, i39ve never seen the roo of reirent on there!”
  ”aybe the arauders never knew the roo was there,” said ron
  ”i thk it39ll be part of the agic of the roo,” said herione ”if you need it to be unplottable, it will be”
  ”dobby, have you anad to t to have a look at what alfoy39s dog?” said harry early
  ”no, harry potter, that is ipossible,” said dobby
  ”no, it39s not,” said harry at once ”alfoy got to our head-arters there st year, i39ll be able to t and spy on hi, no proble”
  ”but i don39t thk you will, harry,” said herione slowly ”al-foy already knew exactly how we were g the roo, didn39t he, becae that stupid arietta had bbbed he needed the roo to bee the headarters of the da, it did but you don39t know what the roo bees when alfoy goes there, you don39t know what to ask it to transfor to”
  ”there39ll be a way around that,” said harry disissively ”you39ve done
  illiantly, dobby”
  ”kreachers done well too,” said herione kdly but far fro lookg grateful, kreacher averted his hu, bloodshot eyes and croaked at the ceilg, ”the udblood is speakg to kreacher, kreacher will pretend he cannot hear —”
  ”t out of it,” harry snapped at hi, and kreacher ade one st deep bow and disapparated ”you39d better go and t sleep too, dobby”
  ”thank you, harry potter, sir!” seaked dobby happily, and he too vanished
  ”how good is this?” said harry enthiastically, turng to ron and herione the ont the roo was elf-free aga ”we know where alfoy39s gog! we39ve got hi rnered now!”
  ”yeah, it39s great,” said ron gly, who was atteptg to op up the dden ass of k chat had recently been an alost -pleted essay herione pulled it toward her and began siphong the k off with her wand
  ”but what39s all this about hi gog up there with a variety of students39?” said herione ”how any people are on it? you wouldn39t thk he39d trt lots of the to know what he39s do-g---”
  ”yeah, that is weird,” said harry, frowng ”i heard hi tellg crabbe it wasn39t crabbe39s bess what he was dog what39s he tellg all these all these” harry39s voice tailed away he was starg at the fire ”god, i39ve been stupid,” he said ietly ”its obvio, isn39t it? there was a great vat of it down the dunon  he uld’ve nicked any ti durg that lesn  ”
  ”nicked what?” said ron
  ”polyjuice potion he stole of the polyjuice potion sg-horn showed  our first potions lesn… there aren39t a whole variety of students standg guard for alfoy… it39s jt crabbe and goyle as ual …yeah, it all fits!” said harry, jupg up and startg to pace front of the fire ”they39re stupid enough to do what