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Can you finish this sentence for me: A minute later they turned the corner into the side street where the Hog’s Head’s sign creaked a little , though there was no breeze . In contrast to the Three Broomsticks , the pub appeared to be completely empty . “ It will not be necessary for us to enter , ” muttered Dumbledore ...
” Harry turned . At once , there was that horrible sensation that he was being squeezed through a thick rubber tube he could not draw breath , every part of him was being compressed almost past endurance and then , just when he thought he must suffocate , the invisible bands seemed to burst open , and he was standing i...
Can you finish this sentence for me: He looked down at her , half amused , half exasperated . “ You’re actually disappointed , aren’t you ? ” Hermione shook her head , but Harry laughed . “ Well , we’re N . E . W . T . students now ! ” grinned Ron . “ Mum , are there any more sausages ? ” Harry looked back down at his ...
had not secured the required Potions grade . He had known all along that he wouldn’t , but he still felt a sinking in his stomach as he looked again at that small black E . It was odd , really , seeing that it had been a Death Eater in disguise who had first told Harry he would make a good Auror , but somehow the idea ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Slightly ashamed of his moment of panic , Harry didn’t say anything to Ron nor did he look left or right until they had reached the well lit entrance hall . Harry went down to breakfast the next morning with the rest of the boys in his dormitory , all of whom seemed to think the Fir...
Slytherin team were all looking thunderstruck . “ Did you see his face ? ” said Ron gleefully , looking back at Malfoy . “ He can’t believe it ! This is brilliant ! ” Wood , too , was basking in the reflected glory of the Firebolt . “ Put it here , Harry , ” he said , laying the broom in the middle of the table and car...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Still hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak , Harry was buffeted into the entrance hall : He was searching for Voldemort and saw him across the room , firing spells from his wand as he backed into the Great Hall , still screaming instructions to his followers as he sent curses flyin...
up the front steps , and Harry saw Charlie Weasley overtaking Horace Slughorn , who was still wearing his emerald pajamas . They seemed to have returned at the head of what looked like the families and friends of every Hogwarts student who had remained to fight , along with the shopkeepers and homeowners of Hogsmeade ....
Can you finish this sentence for me: She looked mildly pleased about something , and when Ron asked her what she had to be so happy about , she simply said , “ The hats have gone . Seems the house elves do want freedom after all . ” “ I wouldn’t bet on it , ” Ron told her cuttingly . “ They might not count as clothes ....
both spent the first fifteen minutes of their lessons lecturing the class on the importance of O . W . L . s . “ What you must remember , ” said little Professor Flitwick squeakily , perched as ever on a pile of books so that he could see over the top of his desk , “ is that these examinations may influence your future...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ He’s only silent because he’s too thick to string two words together , ” said Fred impatiently . “ I don’t know why you’re worried , Oliver , Hufflepuff is a pushover . Last time we played them , Harry caught the Snitch in about five minutes , remember ? ” “ We were playing in com...
our focus ! Slytherin is trying to wrong foot us ! We must win ! ” “ Oliver , calm down ! ” said Fred , looking slightly alarmed . “ We’re taking Hufflepuff very seriously . Seriously . ” The day before the match , the winds reached howling point and the rain fell harder than ever . It was so dark inside the corridors ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: If only it would move , then he’d know whether it was just a stray cat or something else . “ Lumos , ” Harry muttered , and a light appeared at the end of his wand , almost dazzling him . He held it high over his head , and the pebble dashed walls of number two suddenly sparkled the...
. His wand flew out of his hand as he flung out an arm to break his fall , and he landed , hard , in the gutter There was a deafening BANG , and Harry threw up his hands to shield his eyes against a sudden blinding light With a yell , he rolled back onto the pavement , just in time . A second later , a gigantic pair of...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ So clever , the way you trapped that last one with the tea strainer ” “ Well , I’m sure no one will mind me giving the best student of the year a little extra help , ” said Lockhart warmly , and he pulled out an enormous peacock quill . “ Yes , nice , isn’t it ? ” he said , misrea...
, Harry , ” said Lockhart , while Hermione folded the note with fumbling fingers and slipped it into her bag . “ Tomorrow’s the first Quidditch match of the season , I believe ? Gryffindor against Slytherin , is it not ? I hear you’re a useful player . I was a Seeker , too . I was asked to try for the National Squad , ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Ron’s red hair was visible beneath Madam Pomfrey’s arm . Harry moved his head over on the pillow . In the bed to his right lay Hermione . Moonlight was falling across her bed . Her eyes were open too . She looked petrified , and when she saw that Harry was awake , pressed a finger t...
to Harry’s bed . He turned to look at her . She was carrying the largest block of chocolate he had ever seen in his life . It looked like a small boulder . “ Ah , you’re awake ! ” she said briskly . She placed the chocolate on Harry’s bedside table and began breaking it apart with a small hammer . “ How’s Ron ? ” said ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: I think I’d leave , wouldn’t you ? ” James asked the boy lounging on the seats opposite him , and with a jolt , Harry realized that it was Sirius . Sirius did not smile . “ My whole family have been in Slytherin , ” he said . “ Blimey , ” said James , “ and I thought you seemed all ...
dwell the brave at heart ! ’ Like my dad . ” Snape made a small , disparaging noise . James turned on him . “ Got a problem with that ? ” “ No , ” said Snape , though his slight sneer said otherwise . “ If you’d rather be brawny than brainy ” “ Where ’ re you hoping to go , seeing as you’re neither ? ” interjected Siri...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Well , you know his opinion of Dumbledore the man’s such a Mudblood lover and Durmstrang doesn’t admit that sort of riffraff . But Mother didn’t like the idea of me going to school so far away . Father says Durmstrang takes a far more sensible line than Hogwarts about the Dark Arts ...
he ? ” she said angrily . “ I wish he had gone , then we wouldn’t have to put up with him . ” “ Durmstrang’s another wizarding school ? ” said Harry . “ Yes , ” said Hermione sniffily , “ and it’s got a horrible reputation . According to An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe , it puts a lot of emphasis on the Dar...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Muttering angrily to herself , she headed back to her office . There was a low moan from the other end of the ward . Ron had woken up . They could see him sitting up , rubbing his head , looking around . “ What what happened ? ” he groaned . “ Harry ? Why are we in here ? Where’s Si...
, and Hermione left the hospital wing at noon the next day , it was to find an almost deserted castle . The sweltering heat and the end of the exams meant that everyone was taking full advantage of another Hogsmeade visit . Neither Ron nor Hermione felt like going , however , so they and Harry wandered onto the grounds...
Can you finish this sentence for me: While his will makes it perfectly plain that he wants you to have the house , it is nevertheless possible that some spell or enchantment has been set upon the place to ensure that it cannot be owned by anyone other than a pureblood . ” A vivid image of the shrieking , spitting portr...
the ownership of the house is most likely to pass to the eldest of Sirius’s living relatives , which would mean his cousin , Bellatrix Lestrange . ” Without realizing what he was doing , Harry sprang to his feet the telescope and trainers in his lap rolled across the floor . Bellatrix Lestrange , Sirius’s killer , inhe...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry didn’t have to do his homework under the blankets by flashlight anymore now he could sit in the bright sunshine outside Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor , finishing all his essays with occasional help from Florean Fortescue himself , who , apart from knowing a great deal a...
at once . He had to keep reminding himself that he had five years to go at Hogwarts , and how it would feel to ask the Dursleys for money for spellbooks , to stop himself from buying a handsome set of solid gold Gobstones ( a wizarding game rather like marbles , in which the stones squirt a nasty smelling liquid into t...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Ask for Tom the barman easy enough to remember , as he shares your name ” Riddle gave an irritable twitch , as though trying to displace an irksome fly . “ You dislike the name Tom ’ ? ” “ There are a lot of Toms , ” muttered Riddle . Then , as though he could not suppress the quest...
don’t know , ” said Dumbledore , his voice gentle . “ My mother can’t have been magic , or she wouldn’t have died , ” said Riddle , more to himself than Dumbledore . “ It must’ve been him . So when I’ve got all my stuff when do I come to this Hogwarts ? ” “ All the details are on the second piece of parchment in your e...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Dumbledore’s fingers closed tightly around Harry’s arm and they were soaring back into the present again . The soft golden light in Dumbledore’s office seemed to dazzle Harry’s eyes after that impenetrable darkness . “ Is that all ? ” said Harry at once . “ Why did it go dark , what...
. “ Meanwhile , in the village of Little Hangleton , a maid was running along the High Street , screaming that there were three bodies lying in the drawing room of the big house : Tom Riddle Senior and his mother and father . “ The Muggle authorities were perplexed . As far as I am aware , they do not know to this day ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: We do not recognize your laws , we do not acknowledge your superiority , we are ” But they did not hear what else centaurs were , for at that moment there came a crashing noise on the edge of the clearing so loud that all of them Harry , Hermione , and the fifty or so centaurs filli...
parted ominously and the monstrous form of Grawp the giant appeared in the gap . The centaurs nearest him backed into those behind . The clearing was now a forest of bows and arrows waiting to be fired , all pointing upward at the enormous grayish face now looming over them from just beneath the thick canopy of branche...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Voldemort would have been reasonably confident that none but a very great wizard would have been able to find the boat , ” said Dumbledore . “ I think he would have been prepared to risk what was , to his mind , the most unlikely possibility that somebody else would find it , know...
was built for two people . Will it hold both of us ? Will we be too heavy together ? ” Dumbledore chuckled . “ Voldemort will not have cared about the weight , but about the amount of magical power that crossed his lake . I rather think an enchantment will have been placed upon this boat so that only one wizard at a ti...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ And You Know Who is interested in it , isn’t he ? ” asked Harry . “ I how ? ” croaked Ollivander , and he looked appealingly at Ron and Hermione for help . “ How do you know this ? ” “ He wanted you to tell him how to overcome the connection between our wands , ” said Harry . Olli...
“ I understand , ” said Harry . “ You told him about the twin cores ? You said he just had to borrow another wizard’s wand ? ” Ollivander looked horrified , transfixed , by the amount that Harry knew . He nodded slowly . “ But it didn’t work , ” Harry went on . “ Mine still beat the borrowed wand . Do you know why that...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ From what Dumbledore’s said , you’ve managed to get through stuff like this plenty of times . Broke your way through a series of obstacles guarding the Sorcerer’s Stone in your first year , didn’t you ? ” “ We helped , ” Ron said quickly . “ Me and Hermione helped . ” Moody grinne...
from his hip flask , and his magical eye swiveled onto the window . The topmost sail of the Durmstrang ship was visible through it . “ You two , ” counseled Moody , his normal eye on Ron and Hermione , “ you stick close to Potter , all right ? I’m keeping an eye on things , but all the same you can never have too many ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Suddenly Harry felt the thing vibrate violently , then break apart in his hands , and as it did so , he thought he heard the faintest , most distant scream of pain , echoing not from the grounds or the castle , but from the thing that had just fragmented in his fingers . “ It must h...
, it’s so dangerous how did Crabbe know how to ? ” “ Must’ve learned from the Carrows , ” said Harry grimly . “ Shame he wasn’t concentrating when they mentioned how to stop it , really , ” said Ron , whose hair , like Hermione’s , was singed , and whose face was blackened . “ If he hadn’t tried to kill us all , I’d be...
Can you finish this sentence for me: His tone was unbearably bitter . “ The Cloak wouldn’t have helped them survive , though , ” Harry said quickly . “ Voldemort knew where my mum and dad were . The Cloak couldn’t have made them curse proof . ” “ True , ” sighed Dumbledore . “ True . ” Harry waited , but Dumbledore did...
Harry’s eyes . “ You know what happened . You know . You cannot despise me more than I despise myself . ” “ But I don’t despise you ” “ Then you should , ” said Dumbledore . He drew a deep breath . “ You know the secret of my sister’s ill health , what those Muggles did , what she became . You know how my poor father s...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Buckbeak the hippogriff was lying in the corner , chomping on something that was oozing blood all over the floor . “ I couldn ’ leave him tied up out there in the snow ! ” choked Hagrid . “ All on his own ! At Christmas . ” Harry , Ron , and Hermione looked at one another . They had...
Buckbeak . In fact , by Hagrid’s usual standards , he was positively cute . “ You’ll have to put up a good strong defense , Hagrid , ” said Hermione , sitting down and laying a hand on Hagrid’s massive forearm . “ I’m sure you can prove Buckbeak is safe . ” “ Won’t make no difference ! ” sobbed Hagrid . “ Them Disposal...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Everyone back , now , so Neville can get a clear shot ” They all retreated , backed against the walls , leaving Neville alone beside the wardrobe . He looked pale and frightened , but he had pushed up the sleeves of his robes and was holding his wand ready . “ On the count of three ...
doorknob . The wardrobe burst open . Hook nosed and menacing , Professor Snape stepped out , his eyes flashing at Neville . Neville backed away , his wand up , mouthing wordlessly . Snape was bearing down upon him , reaching inside his robes . “ R r riddikulusV ’ squeaked Neville . There was a noise like a whip crack ....
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Ask her if she saw anything , ” Harry mouthed at Hermione . “ What are you whispering ? ” said Myrtle , staring at him . “ Nothing , ” said Harry quickly . “ We wanted to ask ” “ I wish people would stop talking behind my back ! ” said Myrtle , in a voice choked with tears . “ I d...
wants to upset me ! That’s a good one ! ” howled Myrtle . “ My life was nothing but misery at this place and now people come along ruining my death ! ” “ We wanted to ask you if you’ve seen anything funny lately , ” said Hermione quickly . “ Because a cat was attacked right outside your front door on Halloween . ” “ Di...
Can you finish this sentence for me: How many cloaks have you ever seen like that , Miss Granger ? ” Hermione opened her mouth to answer , then closed it again , looking more confused than ever . She , Harry , and Ron glanced at one another , and Harry knew that they were all thinking the same thing . It so happened th...
of you have ever seen such a thing . The possessor would be immeasurably rich , would he not ? ” He glanced out of the window again . The sky was now tinged with the faintest trace of pink . “ All right , ” said Hermione , disconcerted . “ Say the Cloak existed what about the stone , Mr Lovegood ? The thing you call th...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ But you didn’t really trust him , sir , did you ? He told me the Riddle who came out of that diary said , ‘ Dumbledore never seemed to like me as much as the other teachers did . ’ ” “ Let us say that I did not take it for granted that he was trustworthy , ” said Dumbledore . “ I ...
at first . He was very guarded with me he felt , I am sure , that in the thrill of discovering his true identity he had told me a little too much . He was careful never to reveal as much again , but he could not take back what he had let slip in his excitement , nor what Mrs Cole had confided in me . However , he had t...
Can you finish this sentence for me: The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts , the ceiling was too high to make out , and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors . They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor . Harry could hear the drone o...
done , peering about nervously . “ Welcome to Hogwarts , ” said Professor McGonagall . “ The start of term banquet will begin shortly , but before you take your seats in the Great Hall , you will be sorted into your Houses . The Sorting is a very important ceremony because , while you are here , your House will be some...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Unfortunately , the teachers seemed to be thinking along the same lines as Hermione . They piled so much homework on them that the Easter holidays weren’t nearly as much fun as the Christmas ones . It was hard to relax with Hermione next to you reciting the twelve uses of dragon’s b...
down his quill and looking longingly out of the library window . It was the first really fine day they’d had in months . The sky was a clear , forget me not blue , and there was a feeling in the air of summer coming . Harry , who was looking up “ Dittany ” in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi , didn’t look up until ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ He likes a laugh , your brother . ” Side by side , they pushed the second trolley forward , gathering speed . As they reached the barrier , Albus winced , but no collision came . Instead , the family emerged onto platform nine and three quarters , which was obscured by thick white...
made their way down the platform . “ Well find them , ” said Ginny reassuringly . But the vapor was dense , and it was difficult to make out anybody’s faces . Detached from their owners , voices sounded unnaturally loud . Harry thought he heard Percy discoursing loudly on broomstick regulations , and was quite glad of ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: She no longer cared whether Voldemort won . “ You see ? ” screeched Voldemort over the tumult . “ Harry Potter is dead by my hand , and no man alive can threaten me now ! Watch ! CrucioV ’ Harry had been expecting it , knew his body would not be allowed to remain unsullied upon the ...
thrown once , twice , three times into the air : His glasses flew off and he felt his wand slide a little beneath his robes , but he kept himself floppy and lifeless , and when he fell to the ground for the last time , the clearing echoed with jeers and shrieks of laughter . “ Now , ” said Voldemort , “ we go to the ca...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry hadn’t had much sleep because of a late running Quidditch practice the night before , and he hurried down to the Great Hall , slightly late . He thought , for a moment , that he’d walked through the wrong doors . The walls were all covered with large , lurid pink flowers . Wor...
Harry asked them , sitting down and wiping confetti off his bacon . Ron pointed to the teachers ’ table , apparently too disgusted to speak . Lockhart , wearing lurid pink robes to match the decorations , was waving for silence . The teachers on either side of him were looking stony faced . From where he sat , Harry co...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Oh yeah ” said Harry , quickly forcing his thoughts back to that first broom ride . “ Expecto patrono no , patronum sorry expecto patronum , expecto patronum ” Something whooshed suddenly out of the end of his wand it looked like a wisp of silvery gas . “ Did you see that ? ” said...
tightly , and moving into the middle of the deserted classroom . He tried to keep his mind on flying , but something else kept intruding . Any second now , he might hear his mother again but he shouldn’t think that , or he would hear her again , and he didn’t want to or did he ? Lupin grasped the lid of the packing cas...
Can you finish this sentence for me: As we were leaving , you know , the snake was coming for us , and so I cast a Blasting Curse , and it rebounded everywhere , and it must have must have hit ” “ It was an accident , ” said Harry mechanically . He felt empty , stunned . “ We’ll we’ll find a way to repair it . ” “ Harr...
the car ? It was never the same again , he had to get a new one . ” Harry thought of Ollivander , kidnapped and held hostage by Voldemort of Gregorovitch , who was dead . How was he supposed to find himself a new wand ? “ Well , ” he said , in a falsely matter of fact voice , “ well , I’ll just borrow yours for now , t...
Can you finish this sentence for me: But Wormtail neglected his duty . He was not watchful enough . My father escaped . My master guessed that he was heading for Hogwarts . My father was going to tell Dumbledore everything , to confess . He was going to admit that he had smuggled me from Azkaban . “ My master sent me w...
? ” said Dumbledore quickly . “ What map is this ? ” “ Potter’s map of Hogwarts . Potter saw me on it . Potter saw me stealing more ingredients for the Polyjuice Potion from Snape’s office one night . He thought I was my father . We have the same first name . I took the map from Potter that night . I told him my father...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Hagrid could be seen from the upstairs windows defrosting broomsticks on the Quidditch field , bundled up in a long moleskin overcoat , rabbit fur gloves , and enormous beaverskin boots . The Quidditch season had begun . On Saturday , Harry would be playing in his first match after ...
But the news that he was playing Seeker had leaked out somehow , and Harry didn’t know which was worse people telling him he’d be brilliant or people telling him they’d be running around underneath him holding a mattress . It was really lucky that Harry now had Hermione as a friend . He didn’t know how he’d have gotten...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ I’ll make some tea , ” said Hermione breathlessly , pulling kettle and mugs from the depths of her bag and heading toward the kitchen . Harry found the hot drink as welcome as the firewhisky had been on the night that Mad Eye had died it seemed to burn away a little of the fear fl...
mug for comfort . “ As long as Mr Cattermole had his wits about him , he’ll have transported Mrs Cattermole by Side Along Apparition and they’ll be fleeing the country right now with their children . That’s what Harry told her to do . ” “ Blimey , I hope they escaped , ” said Ron , leaning back on his pillows . The tea...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Dear me , we do seem to run through them , don’t we ? ” Harry got up and crossed to the door . He had just reached for the handle , however , when the door burst open so violently that it bounced back off the wall . Lucius Malfoy stood there , fury in his face . And cowering behind ...
in after him , crouching at the hem of his cloak , a look of abject terror on his face . The elf was carrying a stained rag with which he was attempting to finish cleaning Mr Malfoy ’ s shoes . Apparently Mr Malfoy had set out in a great hurry , for not only were his shoes half polished , but his usually sleek hair was...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Yes , those who progress to using magic without shouting incantations gain an element of surprise in their spell casting . Not all wizards can do this , of course it is a question of concentration and mind power which some ” his gaze lingered maliciously upon Harry once more “ lack ...
One partner will attempt to jinx the other without speaking . The other will attempt to repel the jinx in equal silence . Carry on . ” Although Snape did not know it , Harry had taught at least half the class ( everyone who had been a member of the D . A . ) how to perform a Shield Charm the previous year . None of the...
Can you finish this sentence for me: There was a very nasty silence , which was ended by Mr Weasley , who said quietly , “ Well , I think I’ll take my lot back to the tent , if nobody’s got any objections . Amos , that wand’s told us all it can if Harry could have it back , please ” Mr Diggory handed Harry his wand and...
” Mr Weasley said , more urgently . She turned and followed Harry and Ron out of the clearing and off through the trees . “ What’s going to happen to Winky ? ” said Hermione , the moment they had left the clearing . “ I don’t know , ” said Mr Weasley . “ The way they were treating her ! ” said Hermione furiously . “ Mr...
Can you finish this sentence for me: He was always touchy about the fact that Harry , who had inherited a small fortune from his parents , had much more money than he did . “ You won’t be getting anything for Christmas , ” Harry told him , thrusting Omnioculars into his and Hermione’s hands . “ For about ten years , mi...
the tents . Bill , Charlie , and Ginny were all sporting green rosettes too , and Mr Weasley was carrying an Irish flag . Fred and George had no souvenirs as they had given Bagman all their gold . And then a deep , booming gong sounded somewhere beyond the woods , and at once , green and red lanterns blazed into life i...
Can you finish this sentence for me: He had been standing alone in this very office , savoring the triumph that was his after so many years of dreaming and scheming , when he had heard a cough behind him , just like tonight , and turned to find that ugly little portrait talking to him , announcing that the Minister of ...
this had been nothing to how he felt when a self proclaimed wizard had bounced out of the fireplace and shaken his hand . He had remained speechless throughout Fudge’s kindly explanation that there were witches and wizards still living in secret all over the world and his reassurances that he was not to bother his head...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Boiling with anger at Snape , his desire to do something desperate and risky had increased tenfold in the last few minutes . This seemed to show on Harry’s face , for Dumbledore moved away from the window and looked more closely at Harry , a slight crease between his silver eyebrows...
fury . “ Snape ! ” he said , very loudly , and Fawkes gave a soft squawk behind them . “ Snape’s what’s happened ! He told Voldemort about the prophecy , it was him , he listened outside the door , Trelawney told me ! ” Dumbledore’s expression did not change , but Harry thought his face whitened under the bloody tinge ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: It had been Harry , Ron , and Hermione who had cleared Hagrid ’ s name last year . At long last , when the last morsels of pumpkin tart had melted from the golden platters , Dumbledore gave the word that it was time for them all to go to bed , and they got their chance . “ Congratul...
“ Can ’ believe it great man , Dumbledore came straight down to me hut after Professor Kettleburn said he’d had enough . It’s what I always wanted . Overcome with emotion , he buried his face in his napkin , and Professor McGonagall shooed them away . Harry , Ron , and Hermione joined the Gryffindors streaming up the m...
Can you finish this sentence for me: He took a deep breath and ran through the enchanted mist . The world turned upside down . Harry was hanging from the ground , with his hair on end , his glasses dangling off his nose , threatening to fall into the bottomless sky . He clutched them to the end of his nose and hung the...
one of his feet , he would fall away from the earth completely . Think , he told himself , as all the blood rushed to his head , think But not one of the spells he had practiced had been designed to combat a sudden reversal of ground and sky . Did he dare move his foot ? He could hear the blood pounding in his ears . H...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Hermione looked across the lake to the far bank , where the dragon was still drinking . “ What’ll happen to it , do you think ? ” she asked . “ Will it be all right ? ” “ You sound like Hagrid , ” said Ron . “ It’s a dragon , Hermione , it can look after itself . It’s us we need to ...
might have noticed we broke into Gringotts . ” All three of them started to laugh , and once started , it was difficult to stop . Harry’s ribs ached , he felt lightheaded with hunger , but he lay back on the grass beneath the reddening sky and laughed until his throat was raw . “ What are we going to do , though ? ” sa...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry did not answer at once he was still savoring the moment of blinding realization as he rubbed his forehead He had been dreaming about a windowless corridor ending in a locked door for months , without once realizing that it was a real place . Now , seeing the memory again , he ...
Mr Weasley had been there the night that he had been attacked by Voldemort’s snake He looked up at Snape . “ What’s in the Department of Mysteries ? ” “ What did you say ? ” Snape asked quietly and Harry saw , with deep satisfaction , that Snape was unnerved . “ I said , what’s in the Department of Mysteries , sir ? ” ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: I , keep the name of a foul , common Muggle , who abandoned me even before I was born , just because he found out his wife was a witch ? No , Harry I fashioned myself a new name , a name I knew wizards everywhere would one day fear to speak , when I had become the greatest sorcerer ...
last he forced himself to speak . “ You’re not , ” he said , his quiet voice full of hatred . “ Not what ? ” snapped Riddle . “ Not the greatest sorcerer in the world , ” said Harry , breathing fast . “ Sorry to disappoint you and all that , but the greatest wizard in the world is Albus Dumbledore . Everyone says so . ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: On the contrary , their faces were elongating into sharp , cruel beaked bird heads , and long , scaly wings were bursting from their shoulders “ And that , boys , ” yelled Mr Weasley over the tumult of the crowd below , “ is why you should never go for looks alone ! ” Ministry wizar...
Omnioculars , as the Quaffle changed hands with the speed of a bullet . “ Levski Dimitrov Moran Troy Mullet Ivanova Moran again Moran MORAN SCORES ! ” But the cheers of the Irish supporters were barely heard over the shrieks of the veela , the blasts now issuing from the Ministry members ’ wands , and the furious roars...
Can you finish this sentence for me: A large picture of a familiar , hook nosed , black haired man stared up at them all , beneath a headline that read : SEVERUS SNAPE CONFIRMED AS HOGWARTS HEADMASTER “ No ! ” said Ron and Hermione loudly . Hermione was quickest she snatched up the newspaper and began to read the accom...
Studies teacher , Alecto Carrow will take over the post while her brother , Amycus , fills the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor . “ 7 welcome the opportunity to uphold our finest Wizarding traditions and values ’ Like committing murder and cutting off people’s ears , I suppose ! Snape , headmaster ! ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ I don’t want to think about it ! ” Hermione moaned , checking her watch again . “ One minute ! ” They had reached the end of the corridor with the hospital wing entrance . “ Okay I can hear Dumbledore , ” said Hermione tensely . “ Come on , Harry ! ” They crept along the corridor ...
should do it . Good luck . ” Dumbledore backed out of the room , closed the door , and took out his wand to magically lock it . Panicking , Harry and Hermione ran forward . Dumbledore looked up , and a wide smile appeared under the long silver mustache . “ Well ? ” he said quietly . “ We did it ! ” said Harry breathles...
Can you finish this sentence for me: On Harry’s other side , Percy Weasley and Hermione were talking about lessons ( “ I do hope they start right away , there’s so much to learn , I’m particularly interested in Transfiguration , you know , turning something into something else , of course , it’s supposed to be very dif...
was talking to Professor Dumbledore . Professor Quirrell , in his absurd turban , was talking to a teacher with greasy black hair , a hooked nose , and sallow skin . It happened very suddenly . The hook nosed teacher looked past Quirrell’s turban straight into Harry’s eyes and a sharp , hot pain shot across the scar on...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry raised his hand to seize the letter , which was in a scarlet envelope , but it soared straight over his head , flying directly at Aunt Petunia , who let out a scream and ducked , her arms over her face . The owl dropped the red envelope on her head , turned , and flew straight...
says anyway . That’s a Howler . ” “ Let go of it , Petunia ! ” roared Uncle Vernon . “ Don’t touch it , it could be dangerous ! ” “ It’s addressed to me , ” said Aunt Petunia in a shaking voice . “ It’s addressed to me , Vernon , look ! Mrs Petunia Dursley , The Kitchen , Number Four , Privet Drive ” She caught her bre...
Can you finish this sentence for me: So tha’s what we did . An ’ the rest of ’ em went quiet an ’ watched us pass an ’ we got right up ter Karkus’s feet an ’ we bowed an ’ put our present down in front o ’ him . ” “ What do you give a giant ? ” asked Ron eagerly . “ Food ? ” “ Nah , he can get food all righ ’ fer himse...
em . Anyway , that firs ’ day we gave him a branch o ’ Gubraithian fire . ” Hermione said “ wow ” softly , but Harry and Ron both frowned in puzzlement . “ A branch of ? ” “ Everlasting fire , ” said Hermione irritably , “ you ought to know that by now , Professor Flitwick’s mentioned it at least twice in class ! ” “ W...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ But , Albus surely who ? ” “ The question is not who , ” said Dumbledore , his eyes on Colin . “ The question is , how . ” And from what Harry could see of Professor McGonagall’s shadowy face , she didn’t understand this any better than he did . Chapter : THE DUELING CLUB . Harry ...
by the high curtains Harry had changed behind yesterday . Seeing that he was awake , Madam Pomfrey came bustling over with a breakfast tray and then began bending and stretching his arm and fingers . “ All in order , ” she said as he clumsily fed himself porridge left handed . “ When you’ve finished eating , you may le...
Can you finish this sentence for me: It didn’t hurt , but it had to be done carefully so that none of the Muggles noticed you vanishing . “ Percy first , ” said Mrs Weasley , looking nervously at the clock overhead , which showed they had only five minutes to disappear casually through the barrier . Percy strode briskl...
they were gone . “ Let’s go together , we’ve only got a minute , ” Ron said to Harry . Harry made sure that Hedwig’s cage was safely wedged on top of his trunk and wheeled his trolley around to face the barrier . He felt perfectly confident this wasn’t nearly as uncomfortable as using Floo powder . Both of them bent lo...
Can you finish this sentence for me: The whole shack shivered and Harry sat bolt upright , staring at the door . Someone was outside , knocking to come in . Chapter : THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS . BOOM . They knocked again . Dudley jerked awake . “ Where’s the cannon ? ” he said stupidly . There was a crash behind them and ...
. “ I warn you I’m armed ! ” There was a pause . Then SMASH ! The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges and with a deafening crash landed flat on the floor . A giant of a man was standing in the doorway . His face was almost completely hidden by a long , shaggy mane of hair and a wild , tangle...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Beyond them , Harry saw Tonks fighting an enormous blond wizard who was sending curses flying in all directions , so that they ricocheted off the walls around them , cracking stone , shattering the nearest window “ Harry , where did you come from ? ” Ginny cried , but there was no t...
” shouted Professor McGonagall , and Harry glimpsed the female Death Eater , Alecto , sprinting away down the corridor with her arms over her head , her brother right behind her . He launched himself after them but his foot caught on something , and next moment he was lying across someone’s legs . Looking around , he s...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ And I know he misses you ” “ Miss him ? ” said Harry . “ I don’t miss him . ” But this was a downright lie . Harry liked Hermione very much , but she just wasn’t the same as Ron . There was much less laughter and a lot more hanging around in the library when Hermione was your best...
of time poring over books during their lunchtimes . Viktor Krum was in the library an awful lot too , and Harry wondered what he was up to . Was he studying , or was he looking for things to help him through the first task ? Hermione often complained about Krum being there not that he ever bothered them but because gro...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Ron seemed to know what was going on inside Harry’s head . “ Listen , you’re not going to have any trouble . You’re a champion . You’ve just beaten a Hungarian Horntail . I bet they 11 be queuing up to go with you . ” In tribute to their recently repaired friendship , Ron had kept t...
to go to the ball with her the very next day . Harry was so taken aback he said no before he’d even stopped to consider the matter . The girl walked off looking rather hurt , and Harry had to endure Dean’s , Seamus’s , and Ron’s taunts about her all through History of Magic . The following day , two more girls asked hi...
Can you finish this sentence for me: He says the school needs ridding of all the Mudblood filth , but not to get mixed up in it . Of course , he’s got a lot on his plate at the moment . You know the Ministry of Magic raided our manor last week ? ” Harry tried to force Goyle ’ s dull face into a look of concern . “ Yeah...
” “ Ho ! ” said Ron . Malfoy looked at him . So did Harry . Ron blushed . Even his hair was turning red . His nose was also slowly lengthening their hour was up , Ron was turning back into himself , and from the look of horror he was suddenly giving Harry , he must be , too . They both jumped to their feet . “ Medicine...
Can you finish this sentence for me: When the bell rang he hurried out of the dungeon without a backward glance and made sure that he found himself a seat between Neville and Seamus for lunch so that Hermione could not start nagging him about using Umbridge’s office again . He was in such a bad mood by the time that he...
Sorry , Professor , ” he panted , as he closed the door . “ I forgot ” “ No matter , Potter , ” she said briskly , but as she spoke , somebody else sniffed from the corner . Harry looked around . Professor Umbridge was sitting there , a clipboard on her knee , a fussy little pie frill around her neck , and a small , ho...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Lucky I was passin ’ , really an ’ I’d ’ ve thought Firenze mighta remembered tha ’ before he started sendin ’ me stupid warnin’s ! ” he added hotly and unexpectedly . Harry and Hermione looked at each other , startled , but Hagrid , scowling , did not elaborate . “ Anyway , ” he ...
Is that why we’re here , Hagrid ? ” asked Hermione . “ The centaurs ? ” “ Ah no , ” said Hagrid , shaking his head dismissively , “ no , it’s not them Well , o ’ course , they could complicate the problem , yeah But yeh’ll see what I mean in a bit ” On this incomprehensible note he fell silent and forged a little ahead...
Can you finish this sentence for me: A Ministry wizard had already spotted them as he hurried past Harry , Ron , and Hermione he muttered distractedly , “ In broad daylight ! Parents having a lie in , I suppose ” Here and there adult wizards and witches were emerging from their tents and starting to cook breakfast . So...
roasting what looked like a rabbit on a bright purple fire , while a group of middle aged American witches sat gossiping happily beneath a spangled banner stretched between their tents that read : THE SALEM WITCHES ’ INSTITUTE . Harry caught snatches of conversation in strange languages from the inside of tents they pa...
Can you finish this sentence for me: A moment later , Professor McGonagall had come bursting into the room , closely followed by Snape , with Quirrell bringing up the rear . Quirrell took one look at the troll , let out a faint whimper , and sat quickly down on a toilet , clutching his heart . Snape bent over the troll...
of ? ” said Professor McGonagall , with cold fury in her voice . Harry looked at Ron , who was still standing with his wand in the air . “ You’re lucky you weren’t killed . Why aren’t you in your dormitory ? ” Snape gave Harry a swift , piercing look . Harry looked at the floor . He wished Ron would put his wand down ....
Can you finish this sentence for me: and there’s the Mudblood , standing there bold as brass , oh if my Mistress knew , oh how she’d cry , and there’s a new boy , Kreacher doesn’t know his name , what is he doing here , Kreacher doesn’t know ” “ This is Harry , Kreacher , ” said Hermione tentatively . “ Harry Potter . ...
would she say ” “ Don’t call her a Mudblood ! ” said Ron and Ginny together , very angrily . “ It doesn’t matter , ” Hermione whispered , “ he’s not in his right mind , he doesn’t know what he’s ” “ Don’t kid yourself , Hermione , he knows exactly what he’s saying , ” said Fred , eyeing Kreacher with great dislike . Kr...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry had been sure Slughorn would be one of those wizards who could not bear to hear Voldemort’s name spoken aloud , and was not disappointed : Slughorn gave a shudder and a squawk of protest , which Harry ignored . “ I reckon the staff are safer than most people while Dumbledore ’...
is true that He Who Must Not Be Named has never sought a fight with Dumbledore , ” he muttered grudgingly . “ And I suppose one could argue that as I have not joined the Death Eaters , He Who Must Not Be Named can hardly count me a friend in which case , I might well be safer a little closer to Albus . I cannot pretend...
Can you finish this sentence for me: GRINGOTTS Their plans were made , their preparations complete in the smallest bedroom a single long , coarse black hair ( plucked from the sweater Hermione had been wearing at Malfoy Manor ) lay curled in a small glass phial on the mantelpiece . “ And you’ll be using her actual wand...
a low voice . “ I really hate it . It feels all wrong , it doesn’t work properly for me . It’s like a bit of her . ” Harry could not help but remember how Hermione had dismissed his loathing of the blackthorn wand , insisting that he was imagining things when it did not work as well as his own , telling him to simply p...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Ginny’s hair flew as she pulled her arm out of her mother’s grip . “ I’m in Dumbledore’s Army ” “ A teenagers ’ gang ! ” “ A teenagers ’ gang that’s about to take him on , which no one else has dared to do ! ” said Fred . “ She’s sixteen ! ” shouted Mrs Weasley . “ She’s not old eno...
can’t do this . Everyone underage will have to leave , it’s only right . ” “ I can’t go home ! ” Ginny shouted , angry tears sparkling in her eyes . “ My whole family’s here , I can’t stand waiting there alone and not knowing and ” Her eyes met Harry’s for the first time . She looked at him beseechingly , but he shook ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ I am ’ oping to get a job ’ ere , to improve my Eenglish . ” “ It’s very good already , ” said Ron in a strangled sort of voice . Fleur smiled at him Hermione scowled . “ Good bye , ’ Arry , ” said Fleur , turning to go . “ It ’ az been a pleasure meeting you ! ” Harry’s spirits c...
students are getting back , ” said Ron . “ D’you reckon they can steer that ship without Karkaroff ? ” “ Karkaroff did not steer , ” said a gruff voice . “ He stayed in his cabin and let us do the vork . ” Krum had come to say good bye to Hermione . “ Could I have a vord ? ” he asked her . “ Oh yes all right , ” said H...
Can you finish this sentence for me: A blinding , sickening pain a flash of light distant screams and the sensation of falling down a long tunnel And the next thing Harry knew , he was lying in a remarkably warm and comfortable bed and looking up at a lamp that was throwing a circle of golden light onto a shadowy ceili...
He was in the hospital wing . The sky outside was indigo streaked with crimson . The match must have finished hours ago as had any hope of cornering Malfoy . Harry’s head felt strangely heavy he raised a hand and felt a stiff turban of bandages . “ What happened ? ” “ Cracked skull , ” said Madam Pomfrey , bustling up ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: He was staring hard at Fudge , as though seeing him plainly for the first time . “ He cannot give evidence about why he killed those people . ” “ Why he killed them ? Well , that’s no mystery , is it ? ” blustered Fudge . “ He was a raving lunatic ! From what Minerva and Severus hav...
were mere by products of a plan to restore Voldemort to full strength again . The plan succeeded . Voldemort has been restored to his body . ” Fudge looked as though someone had just swung a heavy weight into his face . Dazed and blinking , he stared back at Dumbledore as if he couldn’t quite believe what he had just h...
Can you finish this sentence for me: He looked as though he was on the verge of tears . “ Please , sir , ” said Hermione , “ please , I could help Neville put it right ” “ I don’t remember asking you to show off , Miss Granger , ” said Snape coldly , and Hermione went as pink as Neville . “ Longbottom , at the end of t...
Neville breathless with fear . “ Help me ! ” he moaned to Hermione . “ Hey , Harry , ” said Seamus Finnigan , leaning over to borrow Harry’s brass scales , “ have you heard ? Daily Prophet this morning they reckon Sirius Black’s been sighted . ” “ Where ? ” said Harry and Ron quickly . On the other side of the table , ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: It was zigzagging through the air , and every now and then making violent swishing movements that almost unseated him . Lee was still commentating . “ Slytherin in possession Flint with the Quaffle passes Spinnet passes Bell hit hard in the face by a Bludger , hope it broke his nose...
Harry thinks he’s doing , ” Hagrid mumbled . He stared through his binoculars . “ If I didn ’ know better , I’d say he’d lost control of his broom but he can’t have . ” Suddenly , people were pointing up at Harry all over the stands . His broom had started to roll over and over , with him only just managing to hold on ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Good idea , ” said Ron nervously . They edged toward the open door , mouths dry , praying the troll wasn’t about to come out of it . With one great leap , Harry managed to grab the key , slam the door , and lock it . “ Yes ! ” Flushed with their victory , they started to run back ...
Oh , no , ” said Ron , pale as the Bloody Baron . “ It’s the girls ’ bathroom ! ” Harry gasped . “ Hermionel ” they said together . It was the last thing they wanted to do , but what choice did they have ? Wheeling around , they sprinted back to the door and turned the key , fumbling in their panic . Harry pulled the d...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ But before we part , I want to draw your attention to certain features of the scene we have just witnessed , for they have a great bearing on the matters we shall be discussing in future meetings . “ Firstly , I hope you noticed Riddle’s reaction when I mentioned that another shar...
He shed his name , as you know , within a few short years of that conversation and created the mask of ‘ Lord Voldemort ’ behind which he has been hidden for so long . “ I trust that you also noticed that Tom Riddle was already highly self sufficient , secretive , and , apparently , friendless ? He did not want help or...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry frowned , trying to remember . “ I’m not sure Snape definitely said your master , ’ and who else would that be ? ” “ I don’t know , ” said Hermione , biting her lip . “ Maybe his father ? ” She stared across the room , apparently lost in thought , not even noticing Lavender ti...
Fenrir Grey back ? ” “ Yes , I have ! ” said Hermione , sounding startled . “ And so have you , Harry ! ” “ When , History of Magic ? You know full well I never listened ” “ No , no , not History of Magic Malfoy threatened Borgin with him ! ” said Hermione . “ Back in Knockturn Alley , don’t you remember ? He told Borg...
Can you finish this sentence for me: No fewer than four Stunners had shot from the figures around the cabin toward Professor McGonagall . Halfway between cabin and castle the red beams collided with her . For a moment she looked luminous , illuminated by an eerie red glow , then was lifted right off her feet , landed h...
voice carrying clearly to the top of the tower , and several lights flickered back on inside the castle . “ RUDDY COWARDS ! HAVE SOME O ’ THAT AN ’ THAT ” “ Oh my ” gasped Hermione . Hagrid took two massive swipes at his closest attackers judging by their immediate collapse , they had been knocked cold . Harry saw him ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: She rummaged in her bag and produced parchment and a quill , then hesitated , rather as though she was steeling herself to say something . “ I I think everybody should write their name down , just so we know who was here . But I also think , ” she took a deep breath , “ that we all ...
put down his signature , but Harry noticed at once that several people looked less than happy at the prospect of putting their names on the list . “ Er ” said Zacharias slowly , not taking the parchment that George was trying to pass him . “ Well I’m sure Ernie will tell me when the meeting is . ” But Ernie was looking...
Can you finish this sentence for me: His leg was repaired . “ I will say it again , ” said Dumbledore as the phoenix rose into the air and resettled itself upon the perch beside the door . “ You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have expected of you tonight , Harry . You have shown bravery equal to those who d...
to the hospital wing . I do not want you returning to the dormitory tonight . A Sleeping Potion , and some peace Sirius , would you like to stay with him ? ” Sirius nodded and stood up . He transformed back into the great black dog and walked with Harry and Dumbledore out of the office , accompanying them down a flight...
Can you finish this sentence for me: And then his scar burst open and he was Voldemort and he was running across the fetid bedroom , his long white hands clutching at the windowsill as he glimpsed the bald man and the little woman twist and vanish , and he screamed with rage , a scream that mingled with the girl’s , th...
where he had come so close to knowing what it was to die to die . The pain was so terrible ripped from his body . But if he had no body , why did his head hurt so badly if he was dead , how could he feel so unbearably , didn’t pain cease with death , didn’t it go The night wet and windy , two children dressed as pumpki...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ I wondered whether I’d be meeting you here , Potter . ” “ But I thought Snape ” “ Severus ? ” Quirrell laughed , and it wasn’t his usual quivering treble , either , but cold and sharp . “ Yes , Severus does seem the type , doesn’t he ? So useful to have him swooping around like an...
tried to kill me ! ” “ No , no , no . tried to kill you . Your friend Miss Granger accidentally knocked me over as she rushed to set fire to Snape at that Quidditch match . She broke my eye contact with you . Another few seconds and I’d have got you off that broom . I’d have managed it before then if Snape hadn’t been ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: They had hardly fluttered out of the way when another owl dropped a letter on top of the parcel . Harry ripped open the letter first , which was lucky , because it said : DO NOT OPEN THE PARCEL AT THE TABLE . It contains your new Nimbus Two Thousand , but I don’t want everybody know...
the note to Ron to read . “ A Nimbus Two Thousand ! ” Ron moaned enviously . “ I’ve never even touched one . ” They left the hall quickly , wanting to unwrap the broomstick in private before their first class , but halfway across the entrance hall they found the way upstairs barred by Crabbe and Goyle . Malfoy seized t...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ But now all I’ve got to look forward to is stupid Apparition ! ” said Ron grumpily . “ Big birthday treat ” Three lessons on , Apparition was proving as difficult as ever , though a few more people had managed to Splinch themselves . Frustration was running high and there was a ce...
woken on the first of March by Seamus and Dean leaving noisily for breakfast . “ Have a present . ” He threw the package across onto Ron’s bed , where it joined a small pile of them that must , Harry assumed , have been delivered by house elves in the night . “ Cheers , ” said Ron drowsily and , as he ripped off the pa...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry ducked down behind another desk as the man turned his mask had slipped so that he could not see , he ripped it off with his free hand and shouted , “ STUP “ STUPEFY ” screamed Hermione , who had just caught up with them . The jet of red light hit the Death Eater in the middle ...
hit solid glass and slide off the jar onto the floor , but instead , his head sank through the surface of the bell jar as though it was nothing but a soap bubble and he came to rest , sprawled on his back on the table , with his head lying inside the jar full of glittering wind . “ Accio Wand ” cried Hermione . Harry’s...
Can you finish this sentence for me: said Flint as the crowd below booed . “ Sorry , didn’t see her ! ” A moment later , Fred Weasley chucked his Beater’s club at the back of Flint’s head . Flint’s nose smashed into the handle of his broom and began to bleed . “ That will do ! ” shrieked Madam Hooch , zooming between t...
blew her whistle and Alicia flew forward to take the penalty . “ Come on , Alicia ! ” yelled Lee into the silence that had descended on the crowd . “ YES ! SHE’S BEATEN THE KEEPER ! TWENTY ZERO TO GRYFFINDOR ! ” Harry turned the Firebolt sharply to watch Flint , still bleeding freely , fly forward to take the Slytherin...
Can you finish this sentence for me: I used your name but told them to take the gold from my own Gringotts vault . Please consider it as thirteen birthdays ’ worth of presents from your godfather . I would also like to apologize for the fright I think I gave you that night last year when you left your uncle’s house . I...
more enjoyable . If ever you need me , send word . Your owl will find me . I’ll write again soon . Sirius Harry looked eagerly inside the envelope . There was another piece of parchment in there . He read it through quickly and felt suddenly as warm and contented as though he’d swallowed a bottle of hot butterbeer in o...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Maybe it’s a bit like an illness , ” said Hermione , looking concerned when Harry confided in her and Ron . “ A fever or something . It has to get worse before it gets better . ” “ It’s lessons with Snape that are making it worse , ” said Harry flatly . “ I’m getting sick of my sc...
“ That’s not funny , ” said Hermione sharply . “ Dumbledore doesn’t want you to have dreams about that corridor at all , or he wouldn’t have asked Snape to teach you Occlumency . You’re just going to have to work a bit harder in your lessons . ” “ I am working ! ” said Harry , nettled . “ You try it sometime , Snape tr...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Seems a shame ter row , though , ” said Hagrid , giving Harry another of his sideways looks . “ If I was ter er speed things up a bit , would yeh mind not mentionin ’ it at Hogwarts ? ” “ Of course not , ” said Harry , eager to see more magic . Hagrid pulled out the pink umbrella ...
“ Spells enchantments , ” said Hagrid , unfolding his newspaper as he spoke . “ They say there’s dragons guardin ’ the high security vaults . And then yeh gotta find yer way Gringotts is hundreds of miles under London , see . Deep under the Underground . Yeh’d die of hunger tryin ’ ter get out , even if yeh did manage ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ She said she came back from the bathroom with it , she didn’t necessarily get it in the bathroom itself ” “ McGonagall ! ” said Ron warningly . Harry looked up . Sure enough , Professor McGonagall was hurrying down the stone steps through swirling sleet to meet them . “ Hagrid say...
looking alarmed as she took the necklace from Harry . “ No , no , Filch , they’re with me ! ” she added hastily , as Filch came shuffling eagerly across the entrance hall holding his Secrecy Sensor aloft . “ Take this necklace to Professor Snape at once , but be sure not to touch it , keep it wrapped in the scarf ! ” H...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Right on the count of three , then one , two , three ” The room was suddenly full of shouts of “ Expelliarmusl ” : Wands flew in all directions , missed spells hit books on shelves and sent them flying into the air . Harry was too quick for Neville , whose wand went spinning out o...
right to suggest that they practice the basics first there was a lot of shoddy spellwork going on many people were not succeeding in disarming their opponents at all , but merely causing them to jump backward a few paces or wince as the feeble spell whooshed over them . “ Expelliarmusl ” said Neville , and Harry , caug...
Can you finish this sentence for me: I mean , you’re a prefect , aren’t you ? ” “ Oh , be quiet , ” she snapped , as he smirked . “ What are you two doing ? ” demanded Ron , reappearing in the doorway to the Great Hall and looking suspicious . “ Nothing , ” said Harry and Hermione together , and they hurried after Ron ...
“ Harry , Harry , just the man I was hoping to see ! ” he boomed genially , twiddling the ends of his walrus mustache and puffing out his enormous belly . “ I was hoping to catch you before dinner ! What do you say to a spot of supper tonight in my rooms instead ? We’re having a little party , just a few rising stars ,...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Because that’s what Hermione does , ” said Ron , shrugging . “ When in doubt , go to the library . ” Harry stood , irresolute , trying to catch the voice again , but people were now emerging from the Great Hall behind him , talking loudly , exiting through the front doors on their...
across the grounds , but his mind was still in the castle along with the bodiless voice , and as he pulled on his scarlet robes in the locker room , his only comfort was that everyone was now outside to watch the game . The teams walked onto the field to tumultuous applause . Oliver Wood took off for a warm up flight a...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ I never wear those socks if I can help it . ” The Sneakoscope whirled and whistled in his palm . Crookshanks was hissing and spitting at it . “ You’d better take that cat out of here , Hermione , ” said Ron furiously , sitting on Harry’s bed nursing his toe . “ Can’t you shut that...
his trunk . All that could be heard now were Ron’s stifled moans of pain and rage . Scabbers was huddled in Ron’s hands . It had been a while since Harry had seen him out of Ron’s pocket , and he was unpleasantly surprised to see that Scabbers , once so fat , was now very skinny patches of fur seemed to have fallen out...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ Well , hurry up , I can’t breathe ! ” Harry gasped , wrestling with it as it curled around his chest . “ Devil’s Snare , Devil’s Snare what did Professor Sprout say ? it likes the dark and the damp ” “ So light a fire ! ” Harry choked . “ Yes of course but there’s no wood ! ” Herm...
she whipped out her wand , waved it , muttered something , and sent a jet of the same bluebell flames she had used on Snape at the plant . In a matter of seconds , the two boys felt it loosening its grip as it cringed away from the light and warmth . Wriggling and flailing , it unraveled itself from their bodies , and ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Bagman shouted . And up the stairs into the box came the seven defeated Bulgarian players . The crowd below was applauding appreciatively Harry could see thousands and thousands of Omniocular lenses flashing and winking in their direction . One by one , the Bulgarians filed between ...
He was still holding the Snitch . Harry noticed that he seemed much less coordinated on the ground . He was slightly duck footed and distinctly round shouldered . But when Krum’s name was announced , the whole stadium gave him a resounding , earsplitting roar . And then came the Irish team . Aidan Lynch was being suppo...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Harry became aware that something was still struggling in his right hand , the knuckles of which he had bruised against Malfoy’s jaw looking down he saw the Snitch’s silver wings protruding from between his fingers , struggling for release . They had barely reached the door of Profe...
and George entered . She strode around behind her desk and faced them , quivering with rage as she threw the Gryffindor scarf aside onto the floor . “ Well ? ” she said . “ I have never seen such a disgraceful exhibition . Two onto one ! Explain yourselves ! ” “ Malfoy provoked us , ” said Harry stiffly . “ Provoked yo...
Can you finish this sentence for me: “ You see , when Lucius Malfoy was arrested , we raided his house . We took away everything that might have been dangerous . ” “ I think you missed something , ” said Harry stubbornly . “ Well , maybe , ” said Mr Weasley , but Harry could tell that Mr Weasley was humoring him . Ther...
forward and Mr and Mrs Weasley helped him load his trunk onto the train . “ Now , dear , you’re coming to us for Christmas , it’s all fixed with Dumbledore , so we’ll see you quite soon , ” said Mrs Weasley through the window , as Harry slammed the door shut behind him and the train began to move . “ You make sure you ...
Can you finish this sentence for me: Even by Harry’s low standards in Divination , the exam went very badly . He might as well have tried to see moving pictures in the desktop as in the stubbornly blank crystal ball he lost his head completely during tea leaf reading , saying it looked to him as though Professor Marchb...
always going to fail that one , ” said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase . He had just made Harry feel rather better by telling him how he told the examiner in detail about the ugly man with a wart on his nose in his crystal ball , only to look up and realize he had been describing his examiner’s refle...
Can you finish this sentence for me: said Hermione ) “ I must once more ask for your attention , while I give out a few notices . “ Mr Filch , the caretaker , has asked me to tell you that the list of objects forbidden inside the castle has this year been extended to include Screaming Yo yos , Fanged Frisbees , and Eve...
Dumbledore ’ s mouth twitched . He continued , “ As ever , I would like to remind you all that the forest on the grounds is out of bounds to students , as is the village of Hogsmeade to all below third year . “ It is also my painful duty to inform you that the Inter House Quidditch Cup will not take place this year . ”...