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eade closg his eyes, grippg dubledore39s ar as tightly as he uld, he stepped forwards to that feelg of horrible pression
he knew it had worked before he opened his eyes: the sll of salt, the sea
eeze had gone he and dubledore were shiverg and drippg the iddle of the dark high street hogsade for one horrible ont harry39s iagation showed hi ore feri creepg towards hi around the sides of shops, but he blked and saw that noth-g was stirrg all was still, the darkness plete but for a few streetps and lit upper dows
39we did it, profesr!39 harry whispered with difficulty he suddenly realised that he had a searg stitch his chest 39we did it! we got the horcrux!39
dubledore ered agast hi for a ont, harry thought that his expert apparition had thrown dubledore off-bance then he saw his face, paler and daper than ever the distant light of a streetp
39sir, are you all right?39
39i39ve been better,39 said dubledore weakly, though the rners of his outh itched that potion was no health drk ”
and to harry39s horror, dubledore sank on to the ground
39sir - it39s ok, sir, you39re gog to be all right, don39t worry -39
he looked around desperately for help, but there was nobody to be seen and all he uld thk was that he t how t dubledore ickly to the hospital g
39we need to t you up to the school, sir ada pofrey 39
39no,39 said dubledore 39it is profesr snape who i need but i do not thk i can walk very far jt yet 39
39right - sir, listen - i39 gog to knock on a door, fd a pce you can stay - then i can run and t ada -39
39sever,39 said dubledore clearly 39i need sever 39
39all right then, snape - but i39 gog to have to leave you for a ont i can -39
before harry uld ake a ove, however, he heard run- ng footsteps his heart leapt: body had seen, body knew they needed help - and lookg around he saw ada rosrta scurryg down the dark street towards the on high-heeled, fffy slippers, wearg a silk dressg-gown e
oidered with dragons
39i saw you apparate as i was pullg y bedroo curtas! thank goodness, thank goodness, i uldn39t thk what to - but what39s wrong with alb?39
she ca to a halt, pantg, and stared down, wide-eyed, at dubledore
39he39s hurt,39 said harry 39ada rosrta, can he e to the three
oosticks while i go up to the school and t help for hi?39
39you can39t go up there alone! don39t you realise - haven39t you seen -?39
39if you help support hi,39 said harry, not listeng to her, 39i thk we can t hi side -39
39what has happened?39 asked dubledore 39rosrta, what39s wrong?39
the - the dark ark, alb39
and she poted to the sky, the direction of hogwarts dread flooded harry at the und of the words he turned and looked
there it was, hangg the sky above the school: the bz- g green skull with a serpent tongue, the ark death eaters left behd whenever they had entered a buildg wherever they had urdered
39when did it appear?39 asked dubledore, and his hand clenched pafully upon harry39s shoulder as he led to his feet
39t have been utes ago, it wasn39t there when i put the cat out, but when i got upstairs -39
39we need to return to the castle at once,39 said dubledore 39rosrta,39 and though he ered a little, he seed wholly and of the situation, 39we need transport -
oos -39
39i39ve got a uple behd the bar,39 she said, lookg very frightened 39shall i run and fetch -?39
39no, harry can do it39
harry raised his wand at once
39aio rosrta39s
oos39
a send ter they heard a loud bang as the front door of the pub burst open o
oos had shot out to the street and were racg each other to harry39s side, where they sped dead, iverg slightly, at waist height
39rosrta, please send a ssa to the istry,39 said dubledore, as he ounted the
oo nearest hi 39it ight be that nobody with hogwarts has yet realised anythg is wrong harry, put on your visibility cloak39
harry pulled his cloak out of his pocket and threw it over hiself before ountg his
oo ada rosrta was already totterg back towards her pub as harry and duble-dore kicked off fro the ground and rose up to the air as they sped towards the castle, harry gnced sideways at dubledore, re