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"Oh, move over," Hermione snarled.
something
something .
She grabbed Harry's wand, tapped the lock, and whispered, 'Alohomora!"
.
. Shooting
The lock clicked and the door swung open -- they piled through it, shut it quickly, and pressed their ears against it, listening.
Shooting
Shooting stars
"Which way did they go, Peeves?"
stars
stars down
Filch was saying.
down
down in
"Quick, tell me."
in
in Kent
"Say 'please."'
Kent
Kent --
"Don't mess with me, Peeves, now where did they go?"
--
-- I
"Shan't say nothing if you don't say please," said Peeves in his annoying singsong voice.
I
I 'll
"All right -please."
'll
'll bet
"NOTHING!
bet
bet that
Ha haaa!
that
that was
Told you I wouldn't say nothing if you didn't say please!
was
was Dedalus
Ha ha!
Dedalus
Dedalus Diggle
Haaaaaa!"
Diggle
Diggle .
And they heard the sound of Peeves whooshing away and Filch cursing in rage.
.
. He
"He thinks this door is locked," Harry whispered.
He
He never
"I think we'll be okay -- get off, Neville!"
never
never had
For Neville had been tugging on the sleeve of Harry's bathrobe for the last minute.
had
had much
"What?"
much
much sense
Harry turned around -- and saw, quite clearly, what.
sense
sense .
For a moment, he was sure he'd walked into a nightmare -- this was too much, on top of everything that had happened so far.
.
. ''
They weren't in a room, as he had supposed.
''
'' ``
They were in a corridor.
``
`` You
The forbidden corridor on the third floor.
You
You ca
And now they knew why it was forbidden.
ca
ca n't
They were looking straight into the eyes of a monstrous dog, a dog that filled the whole space between ceiling and floor.
n't
n't blame
It had three heads.
blame
blame them
Three pairs of rolling, mad eyes; three noses, twitching and quivering in their direction; three drooling mouths, saliva hanging in slippery ropes from yellowish fangs.
them
them ,
It was standing quite still, all six eyes staring at them, and Harry knew that the only reason they weren't already dead was that their sudden appearance had taken it by surprise, but it was quickly getting over that, there was no mistaking what those thunderous growls meant.
,
, ''
Harry groped for the doorknob -- between Filch and death, he'd take Filch.
''
'' said
They fell backward -- Harry slammed the door shut, and they ran, they almost flew, back down the corridor.
said
said Dumbledore
Filch must have hurried off to look for them somewhere else, because they didn't see him anywhere, but they hardly cared -- all they wanted to do was put as much space as possible between them and that monster.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore gently
They didn't stop running until they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady on the seventh floor.
gently
gently .
"Where on earth have you all been?"
.
. ``
she asked, looking at their bathrobes hanging off their shoulders and their flushed, sweaty faces.
``
`` We
"Never mind that -- pig snout, pig snout," panted Harry, and the portrait swung forward.
We
We 've
They scrambled into the common room and collapsed, trembling, into armchairs.
've
've had
It was a while before any of them said anything.
had
had precious
Neville, indeed, looked as if he'd never speak again.
precious
precious little
"What do they think they're doing, keeping a thing like that locked up in a school?"
little
little to
said Ron finally.
to
to celebrate
"If any dog needs exercise, that one does."
celebrate
celebrate for
Hermione had got both her breath and her bad temper back again.
for
for eleven
"You don't use your eyes, any of you, do you?"
eleven
eleven years
she snapped.
years
years .
"Didn't you see what it was standing on.
.
. ''
"The floor?"
''
'' ``
Harry suggested.
``
`` I
"I wasn't looking at its feet, I was too busy with its heads."
I
I know
"No, not the floor.
know
know that
It was standing on a trapdoor.
that
that ,
It's obviously guarding something."
,
, ''
She stood up, glaring at them.
''
'' said
I hope you're pleased with yourselves.
said
said Professor
We could all have been killed -- or worse, expelled.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to bed."
McGonagall
McGonagall irritably
Ron stared after her, his mouth open.
irritably
irritably .
"No, we don't mind," he said.
.
. ``
"You'd think we dragged her along, wouldn't you.
``
`` But
But Hermione had given Harry something else to think about as he climbed back into bed.
But
But that
The dog was guarding something.... What had Hagrid said?
that
that 's
Gringotts was the safest place in the world for something you wanted to hide -- except perhaps Hogwarts.
's
's no
It looked as though Harry had found out where the grubby littie package from vault seven hundred and thirteen was.
no
no reason
CHAPTER TEN HALLOWEEN Malfoy couldn't believe his eyes when he saw that Harry and Ron were still at Hogwarts the next day, looking tired but perfectly cheerful.
reason
reason to
Indeed, by the next morning Harry and Ron thought that meeting the three-headed dog had been an excellent adventure, and they were quite keen to have another one.
to
to lose
In the meantime, Harry filled Ron in about the package that seemed to have been moved from Gringotts to Hogwarts, and they spent a lot of time wondering what could possibly need such heavy protection.
lose
lose our
"It's either really valuable or really dangerous," said Ron.
our
our heads
"Or both," said Harry.
heads
heads .
But as all they knew for sure about the mysterious object was that it was about two inches long, they didn't have much chance of guessing what it was without further clues.
.
. People
Neither Neville nor Hermione showed the slightest interest in what lay underneath the dog and the trapdoor.
People
People are
All Neville cared about was never going near the dog again.
are
are being
Hermione was now refusing to speak to Harry and Ron, but she was such a bossy know-it-all that they saw this as an added bonus.
being
being downright
All they really wanted now was a way of getting back at Malfoy, and to their great delight, just such a thing arrived in the mail about a week later.
downright
downright careless
As the owls flooded into the Great Hall as usual, everyone's attention was caught at once by a long, thin package carried by six large screech owls.
careless
careless ,
Harry was just as interested as everyone else to see what was in this large parcel, and was amazed when the owls soared down and dropped it right in front of him, knocking his bacon to the floor.
,
, out
They had hardly fluttered out of the way when another owl dropped a letter on top of the parcel.
out
out on
Harry ripped open the letter first, which was lucky, because it said: DO NOT OPEN THE PARCEL AT THE TABLE.
on
on the
It contains your new Nimbus Two Thousand, but I don't want everybody knowing you've got a broomstick or they'll all want one.
the
the streets
Oliver Wood will meet you tonight on the Quidditch field at seven o'clock for your first training session.
streets
streets in
Professor McGonagall Harry had difficulty hiding his glee as he handed the note to Ron to read.
in
in broad
"A Nimbus Two Thousand!"
broad
broad daylight
Ron moaned enviously.
daylight
daylight ,
"I've never even touched one."
,
, not
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.
not
not even
Malfoy seized the package from Harry and felt it.
even
even dressed
"That's a broomstick," he said, throwing it back to Harry with a mixture of jealousy and spite on his face.
dressed
dressed in
"You'll be in for it this time, Potter, first years aren't allowed them."
in
in Muggle
Ron couldn't resist it.
Muggle
Muggle clothes
"It's not any old broomstick," he said, "it's a Nimbus Two Thousand.
clothes
clothes ,
What did you say you've got at home, Malfoy, a Comet Two Sixty?"
,
, swapping
Ron grinned at Harry.
swapping
swapping rumors
"Comets look flashy, but they're not in the same league as the Nimbus."
rumors
rumors .
"What would you know about it, Weasley, you couldn't afford half the handle," Malfoy snapped back.
.
. ''
"I suppose you and your brothers have to save up twig by twig."
''
'' She
Before Ron could answer, Professor Flitwick appeared at Malfoy's elbow.
She
She threw
"Not arguing, I hope, boys?"
threw
threw a
he squeaked.
a
a sharp
"Potter's been sent a broomstick, Professor," said Malfoy quickly.
sharp
sharp ,
"Yes, yes, that's right," said Professor Flitwick, beaming at Harry.
,
, sideways