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Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ The Prophet’s got it right , ” said Harry , looking up at them both with a great effort : Hermione seemed frightened and Ron amazed . “ That glass ball that smashed wasn’t the only record of the prophecy . I heard the whole thing in Dumbledore ’ s office , he was the one... | now saw a tiny fist on a long spring protruding from the end of the telescope . “ Don’t worry , ” said Ron , who was plainly trying not to laugh , “ Mumll fix that , she’s good at healing minor injuries ” “ Oh well , never mind that now ! ” said Hermione hastily . “ Harry , oh , Harry ” She sat down on the edge of his ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Gits , ” said Ron darkly , watching Fred and George setting off across the snowy yard . “ Would’ve only taken them ten seconds and then we could’ve gone too . ” “ I couldn’t , ” said Harry . “ I promised Dumbledore I wouldn’t wander off while I’m staying here . ” “ Oh ye... | They’ll say Snape isn’t really trying to help Malfoy , he was just trying to find out what Malfoy’s up to . ” “ They didn’t hear him , ” said Harry flatly . “ No one’s that good an actor , not even Snape . ” “ Yeah I’m just saying , though , ” said Ron . Harry turned to face him , frowning . “ You think I’m right , tho... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Meanwhile , at the front of the queue , a young wizard was performing an odd on the spot jig and trying , in between yelps of pain , to explain his predicament to the witch behind the desk . “ It’s these ouch shoes my brother gave me ow they’re eating my OUCH feet look at ... | , etc . ) MAGICAL BUGS Second Floor ( Contagious maladies , e . g . , dragon pox , vanishing sickness , scrofungulus ) POTION AND PLANT POISONING . Third Floor ( Rashes , regurgitation , uncontrollable giggling , etc . ) SPELL DAMAGE Fourth Floor ( Unliftable jinxes , hexes , and incorrectly applied charms , etc . ) VI... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Even by the dim light of the lantern Harry could tell that Mrs Weasley had turned bright red he himself felt suddenly warm around the ears and neck , and hastily gulped soup , clattering his spoon as loudly as he could against the bowl . “ Mollywobbles , ” whispered a mort... | in the direction of the table . “ Harry ! We didn’t expect you until morning ! ” They shook hands , and Mr Weasley dropped into the chair beside Harry as Mrs Weasley set a bowl of soup in front of him too . “ Thanks , Molly . It’s been a tough night . Some idiot’s started selling Metamorph Medals . Just sling them arou... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Lupin asked Kingsley . “ Followed by five , injured two , might’ve killed one , ” Kingsley reeled off , “ and we saw You Know Who as well , he joined the chase halfway through but vanished pretty quickly . Remus , he can ” “ Fly , ” supplied Harry . “ I saw him too , he ca... | a high voice . “ Snape’s work , ” said Lupin . “ Snape ? ” shouted Harry . “ You didn’t say ” “ He lost his hood during the chase . Sectumsempra was always a specialty of Snape’s . I wish I could say I’d paid him back in kind , but it was all I could do to keep George on the broom after he was injured , he was losing s... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Though they caused plenty of disruption , particularly the firecrackers , the other teachers did not seem to mind them very much . “ Dear , dear , ” said Professor McGonagall sardonically , as one of the dragons soared around her classroom , emitting loud bangs and exhalin... | ” Beaming , he closed his classroom door in her snarling face . Fred and George were heroes that night in the Gryffindor common room . Even Hermione fought her way through the excited crowd around them to congratulate them . “ They were wonderful fireworks , ” she said admiringly . “ Thanks , ” said George , looking bo... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Confused , Yaxley looked from Harry to the punched wizard , while the real Reg Cattermole screamed , “ My wife ! Who was that with my wife ? What’s going on ? ” Harry saw Yaxley’s head turn , saw an inkling of the truth dawn in that brutish face . “ Come on ! ” Harry shout... | s hand seemed to be sliding out of his grip . He wondered whether he was going to suffocate he could not breathe or see and the only solid things in the world were Ron’s arm and Hermione ’ s fingers , which were slowly slipping away . And then he saw the door of number twelve , Grimmauld Place , with its serpent door k... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Tiny little Professor Flitwick , the Charms teacher , was sitting on a large pile of cushions beside Professor Sprout , the Herbology teacher , whose hat was askew over her flyaway gray hair . She was talking to Professor Sinistra of the Astronomy department . On Professor... | he was resting his chin upon them , staring up at the ceiling through his half moon spectacles as though lost in thought . Harry glanced up at the ceiling too . It was enchanted to look like the sky outside , and he had never seen it look this stormy . Black and purple clouds were swirling across it , and as another th... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He was killed as he ran away , trying to save himself while you lay down your lives for him . We bring you his body as proof that your hero is gone . “ The battle is won . You have lost half of your fighters . My Death Eaters outnumber you , and the Boy Who Lived is finish... | striding in front of them , wearing the great snake Nagini around his shoulders , now free of her enchanted cage . But Harry had no possibility of extracting the wand concealed under his robes without being noticed by the Death Eaters , who marched on either side of them through the slowly lightening darkness . “ Harry... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Filch found them trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the entrance to the out of bounds corridor on the third floor . He wouldn’t believe they were lost , was sure they were trying to break into it on purpose , and was threatening to loc... | There was a lot more to magic , as Harry quickly found out , than waving your wand and saying a few funny words . They had to study the night skies through their telescopes every Wednesday at midnight and learn the names of different stars and the movements of the planets . Three times a week they went out to the green... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: I’ll send this with Hedwig when she gets back she’s offhunt ing at the moment . Say hello to Buckbeak for me . Harry Yes , thought Harry , that looked all right . There was no point putting in the dream he didn’t want it to look as though he was too worried . He folded up ... | always took up an entire side of the square table by himself . When Aunt Petunia put a quarter of unsweetened grapefruit onto Dudley’s plate with a tremulous “ There you are , Diddy darling , ” Dudley glowered at her . His life had taken a most unpleasant turn since he had come home for the summer with his end of year ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He was pleased to see them , especially as Hermione was disposed to be sympathetic rather than critical . “ Here , ” she said anxiously , pushing a small bowl of yellow liquid toward him , “ soak your hand in that , it’s a solution of strained and pickled murtlap tentacles... | moment he closed it again in a defeated sort of way . “ She’s an awful woman , ” said Hermione in a small voice . “ Awful . You know , I was just saying to Ron when you came in we’ve got to do something about her . ” “ “ I suggested poison , ” said Ron grimly . “ No I mean , something about what a dreadful teacher she ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: She was wearing banana yellow robes today her long nails were painted shocking pink , and she was accompanied by her paunchy photographer . She bought drinks , and she and the photographer made their way through the crowds to a table nearby , Harry , Ron , and Hermione gla... | “ Harry ! ” she said , beaming . “ How lovely ! Why don’t you come and join ? ” “ I wouldn’t come near you with a ten foot broomstick , ” said Harry furiously . “ What did you do that to Hagrid for , eh ? ” Rita Skeeter raised her heavily penciled eyebrows . “ Our readers have a right to the truth , Harry . I am merely... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: She said , “ Okay , ” and followed him out of earshot of her classmates . Harry turned to look at her and his stomach gave a weird lurch as though he had missed a step going downstairs . “ Er , ” he said . He couldn’t ask her . He couldn’t . But he had to . Cho stood there... | , “ no problem . ” “ I’m really sorry , ” she said again . “ That’s okay , ” said Harry . They stood there looking at each other , and then Cho said , “ Well ” “ Yeah , ” said Harry . “ Well , ’ bye , ” said Cho , still very red . She walked away . Harry called after her , before he could stop himself . “ Who ’ re you ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: said Harry as what appeared to be a small , gray , feathery tennis ball collided with the side of his head . Harry massaged the spot furiously , looking up to see what had hit him , and saw a minute owl , small enough to fit into the palm of his hand , whizzing excitedly a... | coming for you whether the Muggles like it or not , you can’t miss the World Cup , only Mum and Dad reckon it’s better if we pretend to ask their permission first . If they say yes , send Pig back with your answer pronto , and we’ll come and get you at five o’clock on Sunday . If they say no , send Pig back pronto and ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: The long game was ended , the Snitch had been caught , it was time to leave the air . The Snitch . His nerveless fingers fumbled for a moment with the pouch at his neck and he pulled it out . I open at the close . Breathing fast and hard , he stared down at it . Now that h... | to think . It did not matter about bringing them back , for he was about to join them . He was not really fetching them : They were fetching him . He closed his eyes and turned the stone over in his hand three times . He knew it had happened , because he heard slight movements around him that suggested frail bodies shi... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry asked apprehensively , but Moody ignored him . “ the others keep flying , don’t stop , don’t break ranks . If they take out all of us and you survive , Harry , the rear guard are standing by to take over keep flying east and they’ll join you . ” “ Stop being so cheer... | felt it vibrating very slightly , as though it was as keen as he was to be up in the air once more . “ Second signal , let’s go ! ” said Lupin loudly , as more sparks , green this time , exploded high above them . Harry kicked off hard from the ground . The cool night air rushed through his hair as the neat square gard... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ You have each pulled out the dragon you will face , and the numbers refer to the order in which you are to take on the dragons , do you see ? Now , I’m going to have to leave you in a moment , because I’m commentating . Mr Diggory , you’re first , just go out into the en... | still further , “ you’re the underdog here , Harry . Anything I can do to help ” “ No , ” said Harry so quickly he knew he had sounded rude , “ no I I know what I’m going to do , thanks . ” “ Nobody would know , Harry , ” said Bagman , winking at him . “ No , I’m fine , ” said Harry , wondering why he kept telling peop... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Rack your brains , Ron , that should only take a couple of seconds ” “ Hermione , ” interjected Harry , who considered this a low blow , “ he just saved my ” “ I don’t care ! ” she screamed . “ I don’t care what he’s done ! Weeks and weeks , we could have been dead for a... | but I walked straight into a gang of Snatchers , Hermione , and I couldn’t go anywhere ! ” “ A gang of what ? ” asked Harry , as Hermione threw herself down into a chair with her arms and legs crossed so tightly it seemed unlikely that she would unravel them for several years . “ Snatchers , ” said Ron . “ They’re ever... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Under cover of a particularly jazzy number called “ A Cauldron Full of Hot , Strong Love , ” Fred and George started a game of Exploding Snap with Ginny . Ron kept shooting Bill and Fleur covert looks , as though hoping to pick up tips . Meanwhile , Remus Lupin , who was t... | his head toward the wireless as Celestina broke into the chorus . “ Be over soon . ” “ No problem , ” said Harry , grinning . “ Has it been busy at the Ministry ? ” “ Very , ” said Mr Weasley . “ I wouldn’t mind if we were getting anywhere , but of the three arrests we’ve made in the last couple of months , I doubt tha... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: The slightest breath of wind made them all jump and turn toward the whispering bush or tree in the hope that one of the missing Order members might leap unscathed from its leaves And then a broom materialized directly above them and streaked toward the ground “ It’s them !... | Hermione , gazing up at Ron with her arms still around his neck . “ Always the tone of surprise , ” he said a little grumpily , breaking free . “ Are we the last back ? ” “ No , ” said Ginny , “ we’re still waiting for Bill and Fleur and Mad Eye and Mundungus . I’m going to tell Mum and Dad you’re okay , Ron ” She ran ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: You will collect the pus , I say , in these bottles . Wear your dragon hide gloves it can do funny things to the skin when undiluted , bubotuber pus . ” Squeezing the bubotubers was disgusting , but oddly satisfying . As each swelling was popped , a large amount of thick y... | castle across the wet grounds , signaling the end of the lesson , and the class separated the Hufflepuffs climbing the stone steps for Transfiguration , and the Gryffindors heading in the other direction , down the sloping lawn toward Hagrid ’ s small wooden cabin , which stood on the edge of the Forbidden Forest . Hag... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He was looking toward the dark mass that stood at the very end of this row of houses . Next moment he had sped up , dragging Hermione along with him she slipped a little on the ice . “ Harry ” “ Look . Look at it , Hermione . ” “ I don’t oh ! ” He could see it the Fidelius... | Dark Magic and you can’t repair the damage ? ” He slipped a hand from beneath the Cloak and grasped the snowy and thickly rusted gate , not wishing to open it , but simply to hold some part of the house . “ You’re not going to go inside ? It looks unsafe , it might oh , Harry , look ! ” His touch on the gate seemed to ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Ignoring Uncle Vernon’s anguished yell of “ OWLS ! ” Harry crossed the room at a run and wrenched the window open again . The owl stuck out its leg , to which a small roll of parchment was tied , shook its feathers , and took off the moment Harry had pulled off the letter ... | that , he’d be lucky to escape Azkaban , let alone expulsion . His mind was racing He could run for it and risk being captured by the Ministry , or stay put and wait for them to find him here . He was much more tempted by the former course , but he knew that Mr Weasley had his best interests at heart and , after all , ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: It was coming from every thread of the light spun web vibrating around Harry and Voldemort . It was a sound Harry recognized , though he had heard it only once before in his life : phoenix song . It was the sound of hope to Harry the most beautiful and welcome thing he had... | now toward him , from Voldemort , and he felt his wand shudder angrily . As the closest bead of light moved nearer to Harry’s wand tip , the wood beneath his fingers grew so hot he feared it would burst into flame . The closer that bead moved , the harder Harry’s wand vibrated he was sure his wand would not survive con... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ The thing is , that er boy who was in here just now , Draco Malfoy , well , he’s a friend of mine , and I want to get him a birthday present , but if he’s already reserved anything , I obviously don’t want to get him the same thing , so um ” It was a pretty lame story in... | a very anxious looking Mrs Weasley and Hagrid , who had clearly noticed their absence . Once in the shop , Harry whipped off the Invisibility Cloak , hid it in his bag , and joined in with the other two when they insisted , in answer to Mrs Weasley’s accusations , that they had been in the back room all along , and tha... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Because she was crying , ” Harry continued heavily . “ Oh , ” said Ron , his smile fading slightly . “ Are you that bad at kissing ? ” “ Dunno , ” said Harry , who hadn’t considered this , and immediately felt rather worried . “ Maybe I am . ” “ Of course you’re not , ” ... | ? ” “ Yeah , ” said Harry , slightly desperately , “ who does ? ” Hermione looked at the pair of them with an almost pitying expression on her face . “ Don’t you understand how Cho’s feeling at the moment ? ” she asked . “ No , ” said Harry and Ron together . Hermione sighed and laid down her quill . “ Well , obviously... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: By nightfall , Harry felt discouraged and anxious , and a supper composed largely of moldy bread , upon which Hermione had tried a variety of unsuccessful Transfigurations , did nothing to help . Kreacher did not return the following day , nor the day after that . However ... | up . They know that Harry owns the house , after all . ” “ How do they ? ” began Harry . “ Wizarding wills are examined by the Ministry , remember ? They’ll know Sirius left you the place . ” The presence of the Death Eaters outside increased the ominous mood inside number twelve . They had not heard a word from anyone... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry had a sudden mental image of himself in a top hat and tails , accompanied by a girl in the sort of frilly dress Aunt Petunia always wore to Uncle Vernon’s work parties . “ I’m not dancing , ” he said . “ It is traditional , ” said Professor McGonagall firmly . “ You ... | alternative was usually going back to Privet Drive , but he had always been very much in the minority before now . This year , however , everyone in the fourth year and above seemed to be staying , and they all seemed to Harry to be obsessed with the coming ball or at least all the girls were , and it was amazing how m... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Bella merely laughed . “ Cissy , your own sister ? You wouldn’t ” “ There is nothing I wouldn’t do anymore ! ” Narcissa breathed , a note of hysteria in her voice , and as she brought down the wand like a knife , there was another flash of light . Bella let go of her siste... | on the night breeze . After a few seconds , they heard movement behind the door and it opened a crack . A sliver of a man could be seen looking out at them , a man with long black hair parted in curtains around a sallow face and black eyes . Narcissa threw back her hood . She was so pale that she seemed to shine in the... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Further discussion of Sirius Black plainly wasn’t what Ron had had in mind . “ Or we could have a game of chess , ” he said hastily , “ or Gobstones . Percy left a set ” “ No , let’s visit Hagrid , ” said Harry firmly . So they got their cloaks from their dormitories and s... | Fang ? ” Harry and Hermione put their ears to the door too . From inside the cabin came a series of low , throbbing moans . “ Think we’d better go and get someone ? ” said Ron nervously . “ Hagrid ! ” called Harry , thumping the door . “ Hagrid , are you in there ? ” There was a sound of heavy footsteps , then the door... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Ron was now standing on tiptoe to look over at the inhabitants of the two beds . “ Well , you’ve got a funny way of showing it ! ” said Mrs Longbottom . “ My son and his wife , ” she said , turning haughtily to Harry , Ron , Hermione , and Ginny , “ were tortured into insa... | and dead looking . She did not seem to want to speak , or perhaps she was not able to , but she made timid motions toward Neville , holding something in her outstretched hand . “ Again ? ” said Mrs Longbottom , sounding slightly weary . “ Very well , Alice dear , very well Neville , take it , whatever it is ” But Nevil... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry had soon mastered the Impediment Curse , a spell to slow down and obstruct attackers the Reductor Curse , which would enable him to blast solid objects out of his way and the Four Point Spell , a useful discovery of Hermione’s that would make his wand point due north... | ” Harry and Hermione went to see . Malfoy , Crabbe , and Goyle were standing in the shadow of a tree below . Crabbe and Goyle seemed to be keeping a lookout both were smirking . Malfoy was holding his hand up to his mouth and speaking into it . “ He looks like he’s using a walkie talkie , ” said Harry curiously . “ He ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He was looking at the wand Moody was pointing at him . This was a bad joke , it had to be . “ I asked you , ” said Moody quietly , “ whether he forgave the scum who never even went to look for him . Those treacherous cowards who wouldn’t even brave Azkaban for him . The fa... | to deliver to him the one thing he wanted above all you . ” “ You didn’t it it can’t be you . ” “ Who put your name in the Goblet of Fire , under the name of a different school ? I did . Who frightened off every person I thought might try to hurt you or prevent you from winning the tournament ? I did . Who nudged Hagri... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry couldn’t make out a face , but from the way it was walking and holding its arms , he could tell that it was carrying something . Whoever it was , he was short , and wearing a hooded cloak pulled up over his head to obscure his face . And several paces nearer , the ga... | head was about to split open . From far away , above his head , he heard a high , cold voice say , “ Kill the spare . ” A swishing noise and a second voice , which screeched the words to the night : “ Avada KedavraV ’ A blast of green light blazed through Harry’s eyelids , and he heard something heavy fall to the groun... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He thought of Ron Mrs Weasley would kill him and of how Hermione would feel if she was expelled before she could take her O . W . L . s . And it had been Seamus’s very first meeting and Neville had been getting so good “ Fizzing Whizbee , ” sang Umbridge , and the stone ga... | , bespectacled form of Percy Weasley hovered excitedly beside the wall , a quill and a heavy scroll of parchment in his hands , apparently poised to take notes . The portraits of old headmasters and mistresses were not shamming sleep tonight . All of them were watching what was happening below , alert and serious . As ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Lupin gave an artificial smile that was more like a grimace , then said , “ So do you accept my offer ? Will three become four ? I cannot believe that Dumbledore would have disapproved , he appointed me your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher , after all . And I must te... | ten degrees . Ron stared around the room as though he had been bidden to memorize it , while Hermione ’ s eyes swiveled backward and forward from Harry to Lupin . “ You don’t understand , ” said Lupin at last . “ Explain , then , ” said Harry . Lupin swallowed . “ I I made a grave mistake in marrying Tonks . I did it a... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Then “ Maze , ” grunted Krum . “ That’s right ! ” said Bagman . “ A maze . The third task’s really very straightforward . The Triwizard Cup will be placed in the center of the maze . The first champion to touch it will receive full marks . ” “ We seemply ’ ave to get throu... | was unlikely to be any fun at all . However , he nodded politely like the other champions . “ Very well if you haven’t got any questions , we’ll go back up to the castle , shall we , it’s a bit chilly . ” Bagman hurried alongside Harry as they began to wend their way out of the growing maze . Harry had the feeling that... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ THERE WAS NO NEED IVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE ALLOWED TO USE MAGIC NOW YOU DONT HAVE TO WHIP YOUR WANDS OUT FOR EVERY TINY LITTLE THING ! ” “ We were just trying to save a bit of time ! ” said Fred , hurrying forward and wrenching the bread knife out of th... | Apparate every few feet ! Charlie didn’t Charm everything he met ! Percy ” She stopped dead , catching her breath with a frightened look at her husband , whose expression was suddenly wooden . “ Let’s eat , ” said Bill quickly . “ It looks wonderful , Molly , ” said Lupin , ladling stew onto a plate for her and handing... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: There was a deafening , screeching roar again and the white blue fire shot from the exhaust : Harry felt himself slipping backward off what little of the seat he had , Hagrid flung backward upon him , barely maintaining his grip on the handlebars “ I think we’ve lost ’ em ... | flying like smoke on the wind , without broomstick or thestral to hold him , his snakelike face gleaming out of the blackness , his white fingers raising his wand again Hagrid let out a bellow of fear and steered the motorbike into a vertical dive . Clinging on for dear life , Harry sent Stunning Spells flying at rando... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Harry , look what’s happen no no , I don’t like it no , stop stop ” But the thin ribbons were spinning around Ron’s chest now . He tugged and tore at them as the brain was pulled tight against him like an octopus’s body . “ Diffindol ” yelled Harry , trying to sever the ... | light like arrows past them that left craters in the wall behind them . Harry ran for it as Bellatrix Lestrange sprinted right at him . Holding the prophecy high above his head he sprinted back up the room all he could think of doing was to draw the Death Eaters away from the others . It seemed to have worked . They st... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Well , at least the skrewts are small , ” said Ron as they made their way back up to the castle for lunch an hour later . “ They are now , ” said Hermione in an exasperated voice , “ but once Hagrid’s found out what they eat , I expect they’ll be six feet long . ” “ Well... | Hermione , with as much dignity as she could muster with her mouth bulging with sprouts . “ I just want to get to the library . ” “ What ? ” said Ron in disbelief . “ Hermione it’s the first day back ! We haven’t even got homework yet ! ” Hermione shrugged and continued to shovel down her food as though she had not eat... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ I mean , a dog’ll bite if yeh bait it , won ’ it but thestrals have jus ’ got a bad reputation because o ’ the death thing people used ter think they were bad omens , didn ’ they ? Jus ’ didn ’ understand , did they ? ” Umbridge did not answer she finished writing her la... | vicious ” “ Erm anyway , ” said Hagrid , clearly struggling to regain the flow of his lesson , “ so thestrals . Yeah . Well , there’s loads o ’ good stuff abou ’ them ” “ Do you find , ” said Professor Umbridge in a ringing voice to Pansy Parkinson , “ that you are able to understand Professor Hagrid when he talks ? ” ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ It wasn’t supposed to kill me , just keep me there till You Know Who came . ” If he had only managed to kill the snake , it would have been worth it , all of it . Sick at heart , he sat up and threw back the covers . “ Harry , no , I’m sure you ought to rest ! ” “ You’re... | . He could not think properly : Everything was a blur of panic and fear . Then he held out the wand to Hermione . “ Mend it . Please . ” “ Harry , I don’t think , when it’s broken like this ” “ Please , Hermione , try ! ” “ R Reparo . ” The dangling half of the wand resealed itself . Harry held it up . “ Lumosl ” The w... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Something for you to wear on Tuesday . You might even have a scar now , if you’re lucky . That’s what you want , isn’t it ? ” He strode across the room toward the stairs he half expected Ron to stop him , he would even have liked Ron to throw a punch at him , but Ron jus... | grounds . There , he told her all about the dragons , and about everything Sirius had said , while they took another long walk around the lake . Alarmed as she was by Sirius’s warnings about Karkaroff , Hermione still thought that the dragons were the more pressing problem . “ Let’s just try and keep you alive until Tu... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Because in case you hadn’t noticed , you and Hermione are both covered in blood , ” she said coolly , “ and we know Hagrid lures thestrals with raw meat , so that’s probably why these two turned up in the first place ” Harry felt a soft tug on his robes at that moment an... | , “ pick one and get on , then . ” Chapter : THE DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES . Harry wound his hand tightly into the mane of the nearest thestral , placed a foot on a stump nearby , and scrambled clumsily onto the horse’s silken back . It did not object , but twisted its head around , fangs bared , and attempted to continu... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: The top of his head barely reached Dumbledore ’ s chin . “ What gave it away ? ” he grunted as he staggered to his feet , still rubbing his lower belly . He seemed remarkably unabashed for a man who had just been discovered pretending to be an armchair . “ My dear Horace ,... | The furniture flew back to its original places ornaments reformed in midair , feathers zoomed into their cushions torn books repaired themselves as they landed upon their shelves oil lanterns soared onto side tables and reignited a vast collection of splintered silver picture frames flew glittering across the room and ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry yelled at her . “ Maybe Sirius is just someone Voldemort doesn’t care about seeing hurt ” “ You know what , I’ve just thought of something , ” said Ron in a hushed voice . “ Sirius’s brother was a Death Eater , wasn’t he ? Maybe he told Sirius the secret of how to ge... | “ And what’s that supposed to mean , a ‘ saving people thing ’ ? ” “ Well you ” She looked more apprehensive than ever . “ I mean last year , for instance in the lake during the Tournament you shouldn’t have I mean , you didn’t need to save that little Delacour girl You got a bit carried away ” A wave of hot , prickly ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ It’s your friend ” The students from Beauxbatons were coming through the front doors from the grounds , among them , the veela girl . Those gathered around the Goblet of Fire stood back to let them pass , watching eagerly . Madame Maxime entered the hall behind her stude... | then ? ” said Ron , moving toward the front doors and staring after them . A loud rattling noise behind them announced Hermione’s reappearance with the box of S . P . E . W . badges . “ Oh good , hurry up , ” said Ron , and he jumped down the stone steps , keeping his eyes on the back of the veela girl , who was now ha... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Fleur came running out of the kitchen , looking frightened Bill jumped to his feet , his wand pointing at the door Harry , Ron , and Hermione did the same . Silently Griphook slipped beneath the table , out of sight . “ Who is it ? ” Bill called . “ It is I , Remus John Lu... | baby ? ” “ Yes , yes , she’s had the baby ! ” shouted Lupin . All around the table came cries of delight , sighs of relief : Hermione and Fleur both squealed , “ Congratulations ! ” and Ron said , “ Blimey , a baby ! ” as if he had never heard of such a thing before . “ Yes yes a boy , ” said Lupin again , who seemed d... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: screamed Mrs Cattermole , and she threw herself into Ron’s arms . “ Runcorn let me out , he attacked Umbridge and Yaxley , and he’s told all of us to leave the country , I think we’d better do it , Reg , I really do , let’s hurry home and fetch the children and why are you... | . Come on . ” They managed to cram themselves into two lifts . Harry’s Patronus stood sentinel before the golden grilles as they shut and the lifts began to rise . “ Level eight , ” said the witch’s cool voice , “ Atrium . ” Harry knew at once that they were in trouble . The Atrium was full of people moving from firepl... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He couldn’t see how he and Petunia could get mixed up in anything that might be going on he yawned and turned over it couldn’t affect them . How very wrong he was . Mr Dursley might have been drifting into an uneasy sleep , but the cat on the wall outside was showing no si... | long robes , a purple cloak that swept the ground , and high heeled , buckled boots . His blue eyes were light , bright , and sparkling behind half moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked , as though it had been broken at least twice . This man’s name was Albus Dumbledore . Albus Dumbledore didn’t seem t... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ No , I won’t ! ” said Ron hotly . George carried the barn owl over to the window and it took off . George turned around and grinned at Ron . “ Well , stop telling people what to do then . See you later . ” He and Fred left the Owlery . Harry , Ron , and Hermione stared a... | Ron . “ I thought they were only saying it to annoy Mum , but they really mean it , they want to start one . They’ve only got a year left at Hogwarts , they keep going on about how it’s time to think about their future , and Dad can’t help them , and they need gold to get started . ” Hermione was looking uncomfortable ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry’s mind was in free fall , spinning out of control , unable to grasp the impossibility , because Fred Weasley could not be dead , the evidence of all his senses must be lying And then a body fell past the hole blown into the side of the school , and curses flew in at ... | was trying to climb through the huge hole in the wall : One of Aragog’s descendants had joined the fight . Ron and Harry shouted together their spells collided and the monster was blown backward , its legs jerking horribly , and vanished into the darkness . “ It brought friends ! ” Harry called to the others , glancing... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Bill had a real knack for guessing them . I’m bound to get one in the end . ” But not until March did luck favor Ron at last . Harry was sitting in the tent entrance , on guard duty , staring idly at a clump of grape hyacinths that had forced their way through the chilly... | . “ I know ! ” beamed Ron . “ Cool , eh ? ” “ now found ourselves another secure location , ” Lee was saying , “ and I’m pleased to tell you that two of our regular contributors have joined me here this evening . Evening , boys ! ” “ Hi . ” “ Evening , River . ” “ ‘ River , ’ that’s Lee , ” Ron explained . “ They’ve al... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Still exceptionally pale , Ron stared at the back of his mother’s letter as though it might speak words of comfort to him . Fred pulled the parchment out of George’s hands and read it for himself , then looked up at Harry , who felt his hand shaking on his butterbeer bottl... | like a cat on her chair , but her eyes were open Harry could see them reflecting the firelight . Ron was sitting with his head in his hands , whether awake or asleep it was impossible to tell . And he and Sirius looked at each other every so often , intruders upon the family grief , waiting waiting And then , at ten pa... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He felt as though he would slide away into the blackness gathering at the edges of his brain if he let go of either of them . Shock and exhaustion kept him on the ground , breathing in the smell of the grass , waiting waiting for someone to do something something to happen... | in them , the stars above . Harry let go of the cup , but he clutched Cedric to him even more tightly . He raised his free hand and seized Dumbledore ’ s wrist , while Dumbledore ’ s face swam in and out of focus . “ He’s back , ” Harry whispered . “ He’s back . Voldemort . ” “ What’s going on ? What’s happened ? ” The... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ HUFFLEPUFF ! ” “ Creevey , Dennis ! ” Tiny Dennis Creevey staggered forward , tripping over Hagrid ’ s moleskin , just as Hagrid himself sidled into the Hall through a door behind the teachers ’ table . About twice as tall as a normal man , and at least three times as br... | me back in the boat ! ” “ Cool ! ” said Colin , just as excitedly . “ It was probably the giant squid , Dennis ! ” “ Wow ” said Dennis , as though nobody in their wildest dreams could hope for more than being thrown into a storm tossed , fathoms deep lake , and pushed out of it again by a giant sea monster . “ Dennis !... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Oh I’m sure Mr Crouch will be up and about in no time , ” said Percy importantly , “ but in the meantime , I’m more than willing to take up the slack . Of course , it’s not all attending balls ” he laughed airily “ oh no , I’ve had to deal with all sorts of things that h... | and large stone statues . Harry could hear splashing water , which sounded like a fountain . Here and there , people were sitting on carved benches . He and Ron set off along one of the winding paths through the rosebushes , but they had gone only a short way when they heard an unpleasantly familiar voice . “ don’t see... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Your wand now contained the power of your enormous courage and of Voldemort’s own deadly skill : What chance did that poor stick of Lucius Malfoy’s stand ? ” “ But if my wand was so powerful , how come Hermione was able to break it ? ” asked Harry . “ My dear boy , its rem... | were severe . ” “ I feel great at the moment , though , ” said Harry , looking down at his clean , unblemished hands . “ Where are we , exactly ? ” “ Well , I was going to ask you that , ” said Dumbledore , looking around . “ Where would you say that we are ? ” Until Dumbledore had asked , Harry had not known . Now , h... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Well , we know that he tried to do just that , five years ago , ” said Dumbledore . “ But there are several reasons why , I think , a Sorcerer’s Stone would appeal less than Horcruxes to Lord Voldemort . “ While the Elixir of Life does indeed extend life , it must be dru... | regain a human form . He was already immortal , you see or as close to immortal as any man can be . “ But now , Harry , armed with this information , the crucial memory you have succeeded in procuring for us , we are closer to the secret of finishing Lord Voldemort than anyone has ever been before . You heard him , Har... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: There has been fault on both sides , I would never claim that wizards have been innocent . However , there is a belief among some goblins , and those at Gringotts are perhaps most prone to it , that wizards cannot be trusted in matters of gold and treasure , that they have... | have been returned to the goblins once the original purchaser died . They consider our habit of keeping goblin made objects , passing them from wizard to wizard without further payment , little more than theft . ” Harry had an ominous feeling now he wondered whether Bill guessed more than he was letting on . “ All I am... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: The top table was now empty Professor Dumbledore was dancing with Professor Sprout , Ludo Bagman with Professor McGonagall Madame Maxime and Hagrid were cutting a wide path around the dance floor as they waltzed through the students , and Karkaroff was nowhere to be seen .... | promised to put them in touch with a couple of contacts of mine at Zonko’s Joke Shop . ” Percy didn’t look happy about this at all , and Harry was prepared to bet he would be rushing to tell Mrs Weasley about this the moment he got home . Apparently Fred and George’s plans had grown even more ambitious lately , if they... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Here and there shone the pearly white figures of the school ghosts . Every eye , living and dead , was fixed upon Professor McGonagall , who was speaking from the raised platform at the top of the Hall . Behind her stood the remaining teachers , including the palomino cent... | owls ? ” “ We have no time to collect possessions , ” said Professor McGonagall . “ The important thing is to get you out of here safely . ” “ Where’s Professor Snape ? ” shouted a girl from the Slytherin table . “ He has , to use the common phrase , done a bunk , ” replied Professor McGonagall , and a great cheer erup... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Four objects from the four founders would , I am sure , have exerted a powerful pull over Voldemort’s imagination . I cannot answer for whether he ever managed to find anything of Ravenclaw’s . I am confident , however , that the only known relic of Gryffindor remains safe... | leaves a sixth Horcrux , ” said Harry , counting on his fingers . “ Unless he got both ? ” “ I don’t think so , ” said Dumbledore . “ I think I know what the sixth Horcrux is . I wonder what you will say when I confess that I have been curious for a while about the behavior of the snake , Nagini ? ” “ The snake ? ” sai... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He and Filch both looked down at the foot of the stairs . Harry saw Mad Eye Moody limp into sight through the narrow gap between their heads . Moody was wearing his old traveling cloak over his nightshirt and leaning on his staff as usual . “ Pajama party , is it ? ” he gr... | he and Harry stared straight into each other’s eyes . Then Moody closed his mouth and turned his blue eye upon Snape again . “ Did I hear that correctly , Snape ? ” he asked slowly . “ Someone broke into your office ? ” “ It is unimportant , ” said Snape coldly . “ On the contrary , ” growled Moody , “ it is very impor... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ ’ Choo fall over for ? ” sniggered Stan . “ I didn’t do it on purpose , ” said Harry , annoyed . One of the knees in his jeans was torn , and the hand he had thrown out to break his fall was bleeding . He suddenly remembered why he had fallen over and turned around quick... | . “ Woss your name ? ” Stan persisted . “ Neville Longbottom , ” said Harry , saying the first name that came into his head . “ So so this bus , ” he went on quickly , hoping to distract Stan , “ did you say it goes anywhere ? ” “ Yep , ” said Stan proudly , “ anywhere you like , long’s it’s on land . Can’t do nuffink ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Here comes Ernie and Hannah Abbott , ” said Ron , looking over his shoulder . “ And those Ravenclaw blokes and Smith and no one looks very spotty . ” Hermione looked alarmed . “ Never mind spots , the idiots can’t come over here now , it’ll look really suspicious sit dow... | was near enough to hear him . “ We’re still going to ” “ You realize she’s including Quidditch in this ? ” Angelina said over him . “ We have to go and ask permission to re form the Gryffindor team ! ” “ What ? ” said Harry . “ No way , ” said Ron , appalled . “ You read the sign , it mentions teams too ! So listen , H... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Mr Bagman will be there to tell the champions about the third task . ” So at half past eight that night , Harry left Ron and Hermione in Gryffindor Tower and went downstairs . As he crossed the entrance hall , Cedric came up from the Hufflepuff common room . “ What d’you... | They’re hedges ! ” said Harry , bending to examine the nearest one . “ Hello there ! ” called a cheery voice . Ludo Bagman was standing in the middle of the field with Krum and Fleur . Harry and Cedric made their way toward them , climbing over the hedges . Fleur beamed at Harry as he came nearer . Her attitude toward ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Facedown , too weak to move , sick and shaking , Harry opened his eyes . The dementor must have released him . The blinding light was illuminating the grass around him . The screaming had stopped , the cold was ebbing away . Something was driving the dementors back . It wa... | . Chapter : HERMIONE’S SECRET . “ Shocking business shocking miracle none of them died never heard the like by thunder , it was lucky you were there , Snape . ” “ Thank you , Minister . ” “ Order of Merlin , Second Class , I’d say . First Class , if I can wangle it ! ” “ Thank you very much indeed , Minister . ” “ Nast... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Losing his head , Harry tried to make a run for it , but the dwarf seized him around the knees and brought him crashing to the floor . “ Right , ” he said , sitting on Harry’s ankles . “ Here is your singing valentine : His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad , His h... | showed it to Crabbe and Goyle , and Harry realized that he’d got Riddle’s diary . “ Give that back , ” said Harry quietly . “ Wonder what Potter’s written in this ? ” said Malfoy , who obviously hadn’t noticed the year on the cover and thought he had Harry’s own diary . A hush fell over the onlookers . Ginny was starin... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ When you stripped this house of all the valuables you could find , ” Harry began again , “ you took a bunch of stuff from the kitchen cupboard . There was a locket there . ” Harry’s mouth was suddenly dry : He could sense Ron and Hermione’s tension and excitement too . “... | me off that time , and to fink meself lucky . ” “ Who was this woman ? ” asked Harry . “ I dunno , some Ministry hag . ” Mundungus considered for a moment , brow wrinkled . “ Little woman . Bow on top of ’ er head . ” He frowned and then added , “ Looked like a toad . ” Harry dropped his wand : It hit Mundungus on the ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry’s eyes were shut tight against the heat and dust : Deafened by the crashing of rock and the dragon’s roars , he could only cling to its back , expecting to be shaken off at any moment then he heard Hermione yelling , “ Defodiol ” She was helping the dragon enlarge th... | ran for cover , and finally the dragon had room to stretch its wings : Turning its horned head toward the cool outside air it could smell beyond the entrance , it took off , and with Harry , Ron , and Hermione still clinging to its back , it forced its way through the metal doors , leaving them buckled and hanging from... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: The Gryffindor common room was much quieter than it had been lately , many yawns punctuating the lazy conversations . Hermione’s hair was bushy again she confessed to Harry that she had used liberal amounts of Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion on it for the ball , “ but it’s way too... | It’s just bigotry , isn’t it ? ” Ron looked as though he would have liked to reply scathingly , but perhaps he didn’t want another row , because he contented himself with shaking his head disbelievingly while Hermione wasn’t looking . It was time now to think of the homework they had neglected during the first week of ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Much the best way to make sure we all understand . ” “ Er all right , ” said Hermione nervously . She opened the book , and Harry saw that the symbol they were investigating headed the top of the page as she gave a little cough , and began to read . “ ‘ There were once thr... | However , these brothers were learned in the magical arts , and so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water . They were halfway across it when they found their path blocked by a hooded figure . “ ‘ And Death spoke to them ’ ” “ Sorry , ” interjected Harry , “ but Death spoke t... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: He stumped over to a small crystal bottle standing on top of a sideboard and held it up to the light , examining the thick liquid within . “ Hmm . Bit dusty . ” He set the bottle back on the sideboard and sighed . It was then that his gaze fell upon Harry . “ Oho , ” he sa... | one drink , ” he said ungraciously . Dumbledore smiled at Harry and directed him toward a chair not unlike the one that Slughorn had so recently impersonated , which stood right beside the newly burning fire and a brightly glowing oil lamp . Harry took the seat with the distinct impression that Dumbledore , for some re... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ That’s Filch , ” Harry muttered as they hurried up the stairs and paused , out of sight , listening hard . “ You don’t think someone else’s been attacked ? ” said Ron tensely . They stood still , their heads inclined toward Filch’s voice , which sounded quite hysterical ... | ” said Ron . “ Let’s go and see , ” said Harry , and holding their robes over their ankles they stepped through the great wash of water to the door bearing its OUT OF ORDER sign , ignored it as always , and entered . Moaning Myrtle was crying , if possible , louder and harder than ever before . She seemed to be hiding ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Being shut in a dungeon for an hour and a half with Snape and the Slytherins , all of whom seemed determined to punish Harry as much as possible for daring to become school champion , was about the most unpleasant thing Harry could imagine . He had already struggled throug... | pressed his badge into his chest , and the message upon it vanished , to be replaced by another one , which glowed green : POTTER STINKS The Slytherins howled with laughter . Each of them pressed their badges too , until the message POTTER STINKS was shining brightly all around Harry . He felt the heat rise in his face... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Now you tell me you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter ” “ But this is touching , Severus , ” said Dumbledore seriously . “ Have you grown to care for the boy , after all ? ” “ For him ? ” shouted Snape . “ Expecto Patronuml ” From the tip of his wand burst the... | to ensure Harry’s safety . Try Confunding Mundungus Fletcher . And Severus , if you are forced to take part in the chase , be sure to act your part convincingly . I am counting upon you to remain in Lord Voldemort’s good books as long as possible , or Hogwarts will be left to the mercy of the Carrows . ” Now Snape was ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry paused in the act of pulling on a jumper and glanced at the silent , motionless Sneakoscope on the table . “ I’m sure I imagined it , ” said Hermione , looking nervous . “ The snow in the dark , it plays tricks on your eyes . But perhaps we ought to Disapparate under... | the day inside the tent , huddled for warmth around the useful bright blue flames that Hermione was so adept at producing , and which could be scooped up and carried around in a jar . Harry felt as though he was recuperating from some brief but severe illness , an impression reinforced by Hermione ’ s solicitousness . ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Several tons of sinewy , scaly black dragon hit the ground with a thud that Harry could have sworn made the trees behind him quake . The dragon keepers lowered their wands and walked forward to their fallen charges , each of which was the size of a small hill . They hurrie... | Charlie ? ” said Hagrid , gazing at the closest dragon , the black one , with something close to reverence . Its eyes were still just open . Harry could see a strip of gleaming yellow beneath its wrinkled black eyelid . “ This is a Hungarian Horntail , ” said Charlie . “ There’s a Common Welsh Green over there , the sm... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Blood rushed into Professor McGonagall’s face . “ Help ? ” she repeated in a constricted voice . “ What do you mean , ‘ help ’ ? ” Professor Umbridge moved forward into the office , still smiling her sickly smile . “ Why , I thought you might be grateful for a little extra... | ” said Umbridge , smiling still more broadly . Professor McGonagall’s eyes flew open . “ But unfortunately , ” she said , with an attempt at a reciprocal smile that made her look as though she had lockjaw , “ it is what I think that counts , as they are in my House , Dolores . ” “ Well , actually , Minerva , ” simpered... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ I I’ve got to go to the library , got to get some work done . ” After that , he had no choice but to turn right around and head back out of the portrait hole again . “ What was the point waking me up ? ” the Fat Lady called grumpily after him as he walked away . Harry wa... | of sight . But Harry didn’t go back to the common room he climbed a staircase , thinking vaguely of visiting the Owlery to see Hedwig , and was walking along another corridor when a voice from inside one of the rooms said , “ Harry ? ” Harry doubled back to see who had spoken and met Professor Lupin , looking around hi... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Oh Harry , you aren’t going to pay attention to anything that old fraud says ? ” “ You weren’t there , ” said Harry . “ You didn’t hear her . This time was different . I told you , she went into a trance a real one . And she said the Dark Lord would rise again greater an... | be in Africa or somewhere , couldn’t he ? ” said Hermione reasonably . “ Hedwig’s not going to manage that journey in a few days . ” “ Yeah , I know , ” said Harry , but there was a leaden feeling in his stomach as he looked out of the window at the Hedwig free sky . “ Come and have a game of Quidditch in the orchard ,... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ And I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for information on motorcycles , we’re extremely busy at the moment . ” He dropped his voice and said , “ If you can get away before seven , Molly’s making meatballs . ” He beckoned to Harry and led him out of Kingsley’s cubicle , throu... | illustrations of postboxes he seemed to have cut out of Muggle children’s books , and a diagram showing how to wire a plug . Sitting on top of Mr Weasley’s overflowing in tray was an old toaster that was hiccuping in a disconsolate way and a pair of empty leather gloves that were twiddling their thumbs . A photograph o... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: There was one second , hardly more than a heartbeat , in which Harry knew there was something terribly wrong and Slughorn , it seemed , did not . “ and may you have many more ” “ Ron ” Ron had dropped his glass he half rose from his chair and then crumpled , his extremitie... | . Chapter : ELF TAILS . “ So , all in all , not one of Ron’s better birthdays ? ” said Fred . It was evening the hospital wing was quiet , the windows curtained , the lamps lit . Ron’s was the only occupied bed . Harry , Hermione , and Ginny were sitting around him they had spent all day waiting outside the double door... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ I can’t stay long , I must get back , ” said Lupin , beaming around at them all : He looked years younger than Harry had ever seen him . “ Thank you , thank you , Bill . ” Bill had soon filled all of their goblets , they stood and raised them high in a toast . “ To Teddy... | and Bill was soon opening another bottle of wine . Lupin’s news seemed to have taken them out of themselves , removed them for a while from their state of siege : Tidings of new life were exhilarating . Only the goblin seemed untouched by the suddenly festive atmosphere , and after a while he slunk back to the bedroom ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: A harassed looking wizard stood at the door , saying , “ Calmly , please , ladies . Don’t push , there mind the books , now . ” Harry , Ron , and Hermione squeezed inside . A long line wound right to the back of the shop , where Gilderoy Lockhart was signing his books . Th... | with a large black camera that emitted puffs of purple smoke with every blinding flash . “ Out of the way , there , ” he snarled at Ron , moving back to get a better shot . “ This is for the Daily Prophet “ Big deal , ” said Ron , rubbing his foot where the photographer had stepped on it . Gilderoy Lockhart heard him .... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Come on , Harry , we’ll go back to the common room his fan club’ll be here in a moment , twittering away . ” And sure enough , as they left the library , a gang of girls tiptoed past them , one of them wearing a Bulgaria scarf tied around her waist . Harry barely slept t... | Diggory leaving the Hufflepuff table . Cedric still didn’t know about the dragons the only champion who didn’t , if Harry was right in thinking that Maxime and Karkaroff would have told Fleur and Krum . “ Hermione , I’ll see you in the greenhouses , ” Harry said , coming to his decision as he watched Cedric leaving the... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Uncle Vernon drained his teacup , glanced at his watch , and added , “ I’d better be off in a minute , Petunia . Marge’s train gets in at ten . ” Harry , whose thoughts had been upstairs with the Broomstick Servicing Kit , was brought back to earth with an unpleasant bump ... | , she had turned up at Christmas with a computerized robot for Dudley and a box of dog biscuits for Harry . On her last visit , the year before Harry started at Hogwarts , Harry had accidentally trodden on the tail of her favorite dog . Ripper had chased Harry out into the garden and up a tree , and Aunt Marge had refu... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Oh yes , ” she said happily . “ Daddy’s just gone to give Bill and Fleur our present . ” “ What is it , a lifetime’s supply of Gurdyroots ? ” asked Ron . Hermione aimed a kick at him under the table , but caught Harry instead . Eyes watering in pain , Harry lost track of... | , but this time Krum had not come to compliment her . With a scowl on his face he said , “ Who is that man in the yellow ? ” “ That’s Xenophilius Lovegood , he’s the father of a friend of ours , ” said Ron . His pugnacious tone indicated that they were not about to laugh at Xenophilius , despite the clear provocation .... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: “ Mind you , we still learned loads “ Your hand is not up , Mr ThomasY trilled Professor Umbridge . “ Now , it is the view of the Ministry that a theoretical knowledge will be more than sufficient to get you through your examination , which , after all , is what school is ... | studied the theory hard enough ” “ And what good’s theory going to be in the real world ? ” said Harry loudly , his fist in the air again . Professor Umbridge looked up . “ This is school , Mr Potter , not the real world , ” she said softly . “ So we’re not supposed to be prepared for what’s waiting out there ? ” “ The... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Everyone was staring at him . “ Get stuffed , Malfoy , ” said Harry . “ C’mon , Ron . ” “ Oh yeah , you were staying with them this summer , weren’t you , Potter ? ” sneered Malfoy . “ So tell me , is his mother really that porky , or is it just the picture ? ” “ You know ... | and a roar that echoed through the entrance hall . “ OH NO YOU DONT , LADDIE ! ” Harry spun around . Professor Moody was limping down the marble staircase . His wand was out and it was pointing right at a pure white ferret , which was shivering on the stone flagged floor , exactly where Malfoy had been standing . There... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Snape was looking down at Moody , and Harry couldn’t see the expression on his face . For a moment , nobody moved or said anything . Then Snape slowly lowered his hands . “ I merely thought , ” said Snape , in a voice of forced calm , “ that if Potter was wandering around ... | , this is evidence of Peeves ’ treachery ! ” “ It’s the property of the champion he stole it from , ” said Moody . “ Hand it over , now . ” Snape swept downstairs and passed Moody without another word . Filch made a chirruping noise to Mrs Norris , who stared blankly at Harry for a few more seconds before turning and f... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: And I haven’t changed ” Lupin’s face had hardened , and there was self disgust in his voice . “ All this year , I have been battling with myself , wondering whether I should tell Dumbledore that Sirius was an Animagus . But I didn’t do it . Why ? Because I was too cowardly... | to do with it ? ” “ He’s here , Sirius , ” said Lupin heavily . “ He’s teaching here as well . ” He looked up at Harry , Ron , and Hermione . “ Professor Snape was at school with us . He fought very hard against my appointment to the Defense Against the Dark Arts job . He has been telling Dumbledore all year that I am ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Petrified , he watched as Quirrell reached up and began to unwrap his turban . What was going on ? The turban fell away . Quirrell’s head looked strangely small without it . Then he turned slowly on the spot . Harry would have screamed , but he couldn’t make a sound . Wher... | why don’t you give me that Stone in your pocket ? ” So he knew . The feeling suddenly surged back into Harry’s legs . He stumbled backward . “ Don’t be a fool , ” snarled the face . “ Better save your own life and join me or you’ll meet the same end as your parents . They died begging me for mercy . ” “ LIAR ! ” Harry ... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Empty your pockets , go on , both of you ! ” It was an unpleasant scene the twins had evidently been trying to smuggle as many toffees out of the house as possible , and it was only by using her Summoning Charm that Mrs Weasley managed to find them all . “ Acciol Acciol Ac... | , ” said Mrs Weasley , “ and behave yourselves , ” she called after the twins ’ retreating backs , but they did not look back or answer . “ I’ll send Bill , Charlie , and Percy along around midday , ” Mrs Weasley said to Mr Weasley , as he , Harry , Ron , Hermione , and Ginny set off across the dark yard after Fred and... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry chuckled and both Dumbledore and Slughorn looked round at him . “ Sorry , ” Harry said hastily . “ It’s just I didn’t like her either . ” Dumbledore stood up rather suddenly . “ Are you leaving ? ” asked Slughorn at once , looking hopeful . “ No , I was wondering whe... | “ Yeah , I’ve been told , ” said Harry . “ Except for your eyes . You’ve got ” “ My mother’s eyes , yeah . ” Harry had heard it so often he found it a bit wearing . “ Hmpf . Yes , well . You shouldn’t have favorites as a teacher , of course , but she was one of mine . Your mother , ” Slughorn added , in answer to Harry... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: asked Lily . Snape had an air of nervous excitement . With a glance at the distant Petunia , now hovering beside the swings , he lowered his voice and said , “ I know what you are . ” “ What do you mean ? ” “ You’re you’re a witch , ” whispered Snape . She looked affronted... | nothing wrong with that . My mum’s one , and I’m a wizard . ” Petunia’s laugh was like cold water . “ Wizard ! ” she shrieked , her courage returned now that she had recovered from the shock of his unexpected appearance . “ I know who you are . You’re that Snape boy ! They live down Spinner’s End by the river , ” she t... |
Go ahead and finish off this sentence, please: Harry and Hermione rushed up to the hospital wing at the end of the day to find Ron in a terrible state in bed . “ It’s not just my hand , ” he whispered , “ although that feels like it’s about to fall off . Malfoy told Madam Pomfrey he wanted to borrow one of my books so ... | and Hermione didn’t get a chance to answer . Madam Pomfrey came over at that moment and made them leave , saying Ron needed sleep . “ It’s too late to change the plan now , ” Harry told Hermione . “ We haven’t got time to send Charlie another owl , and this could be our only chance to get rid of Norbert . We’ll have to... |
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