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of my books so he e and have a good laugh at

me. he kept threatening to tell her what really bit me -- ive told

her it was a dog, but i dont think she believes me -i shouldnt

have hit him at the quidditch match, thats why hes doing this.”

harry aried to down.

”itll all be over at midnight on saturday,” said hermione,

but this didnt soothe ron at all. orary, he sat bolt

upright ao a sweat.

”midnight on saturday!” he said in a hoarse voio oh

no -- ive just remembered -- charlies letter was in that book

malfoy took, hes going to know were getting rid of .”

harry and hermione did a somfrey

came over at that moment ahem leave, saying ron needed

sleep.

”its too late to ge the plan now,” harry told hermione. ”we

havent got time to seher owl, and this could be

our o rid of . well have to risk it. and

we have got the invisibility alfoy doesnt know about that.”

they found fang, the boarhound, sittih a bandaged

tail wheell hagrid, who opened a window to talk

to them.

”i wo you in,” he puffed. ”s at a tricky stage --

nothin i t handle.”

wheold him about charlies letter, his eyes filled with

tears, although that might have bee had just bitten

him on the leg.

”aargh! its all right, he only got my boot -- jus playin --

hes only a baby, after all.”

the baby baail on the wall, making the windows

rattle. harry and hermioo the castle feeling saturday

t e quiough.

they would have felt srid wheime came for

him to say good-bye to hey hadnt been so worried

about what they had to do. it was a very dark, ight, and

they were a bit late arriving at hagrids hut because theyd had

to eeves to get out of their way irance hall,

where hed been playing tennis against the wall. hagrid had

pad ready ie.

”hes got lots o rats an some brahe journey,” said

hagrid in a muffled voi ive packed his teddy bear in case

he gets lonely.”

from ie came rippi souo harry

as though the teddy was haviorn off.

”bye-bye, !” hagrid sobbed, as harry and hermione covered

the crate with the invisibility d stepped u

themselves. ”mommy will you!”

how they ma the crate back up to the castle,

they never knew. midnight tiearer as they heaved

up the marble stair the entrand along the dark

corridors. up aair another -- even one of harrys

shortt make the work much easier.

”here!” harry pahey reached the corridor

be tower.

then a sudde ahead of them made them almost drop the

crate. f that they were already ihey shrank into

the shad at the dark outliwo pe

with each other te a flared.

prall, in a tartan bathrobe and a hair ,

had malfoy by the ear.

”detentioed. ”as from

slytherin! wandering around in the middle of the night, how dare

you --”

”you dont uand, professor. harry potters ing --

hes gon!”

”what utter rubbish! how dare you tell such lies! e on --

i shall see professor s you, malfoy!”

the steep spiral staircase up to the top of the tower seemed

the easiest thing in the world after that. not until theyd stepped

out into the ight air did they throw off the cloak, glad to

be able to breathe prain. hermione did a s.

”malfoys got detention! i g!”

”dont,” harry advised her.

g about malfoy, they waited, hrashing about in

his ier, four br