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"I wouldn't be surprised if you
turn out better than Charlie Weasley, and he could have played for
England if he hadn't gone off chasing dragons."
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A
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A lemon
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Perhaps it was because he was now so busy, what with Quidditch practice
three evenings a week on top of all his homework, but Harry could hardly
believe it when he realized that he'd already been at Hogwarts two
months.
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lemon
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lemon drop
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The castle felt more like home than Privet Drive ever had.
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drop
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drop .
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His
lessons, too, were becoming more and more interesting now that they had
mastered the basics.
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.
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. They
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On Halloween morning they woke to the delicious smell of baking pumpkin
wafting through the corridors.
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They
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They 're
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Even better, Professor Flitwick announced
in Charms that he thought they were ready to start making objects fly,
something they had all been dying to try since they'd seen him make
Neville's toad zoom around the classroom.
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're
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're a
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Professor Flitwick put the
class into pairs to practice.
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a
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a kind
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Harry's partner was Seamus Finnigan (which
was a relief, because Neville had been trying to catch his eye).
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kind
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kind of
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Ron,
however, was to be working with Hermione Granger.
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of
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of Muggle
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It was hard to tell
whether Ron or Hermione was angrier about this.
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Muggle
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Muggle sweet
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She hadn't spoken to
either of them since the day Harry's broomstick had arrived.
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sweet
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sweet I
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"Now, don't forget that nice wrist movement we've been practicing!"
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I
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I 'm
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squeaked Professor Flitwick, perched on top of his pile of books as
usual.
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'm
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'm rather
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"Swish and flick, remember, swish and flick.
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rather
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rather fond
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And saying the magic
words properly is very important, too -- never forget Wizard Baruffio,
who said 's' instead of 'f' and found himself on the floor with a
buffalo on his chest."
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fond
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fond of
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It was very difficult.
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of
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of ''
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Harry and Seamus swished and flicked, but the
feather they were supposed to be sending skyward just lay on the
desktop.
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''
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'' ''
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Seamus got so impatient that he prodded it with his wand and
set fire to it -- Harry had to put it out with his hat.
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''
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'' No
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Ron, at the next table, wasn't having much more luck.
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No
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No ,
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"Wingardium Leviosa!"
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,
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, thank
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he shouted, waving his long arms like a windmill.
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thank
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thank you
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"You're saying it wrong," Harry heard Hermione snap.
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you
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you ,
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"It's Wing-gar-dium
Levi-o-sa, make the 'gar' nice and long."
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,
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, ''
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"You do it, then, if you're so clever," Ron snarled.
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''
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'' said
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Hermione rolled up the sleeves of her gown, flicked her wand, and said,
"Wingardium Leviosa!"
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said
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said Professor
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Their feather rose off the desk and hovered about four feet above their
heads.
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Professor
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Professor McGonagall
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"Oh, well done!"
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McGonagall
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McGonagall coldly
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cried Professor Flitwick, clapping.
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coldly
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coldly ,
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"Everyone see here,
Miss Granger's done it!"
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,
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, as
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Ron was in a very bad mood by the end of the class.
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as
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as though
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"It's no wonder no
one can stand her," he said to Harry as they pushed their way into the
crowded corridor, "she's a nightmare, honestly. "
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though
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though she
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Someone knocked into Harry as they hurried past him.
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she
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she did
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It was Hermione.
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did
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did n't
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Harry caught a glimpse of her face -- and was startled to see that she
was in tears.
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n't
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n't think
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"I think she heard you."
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think
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think this
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"So?"
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this
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this was
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said Ron, but he looked a bit uncomfortable.
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was
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was the
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"She must've noticed
she's got no friends."
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the
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the moment
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Hermione didn't turn up for the next class and wasn't seen all
afternoon.
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moment
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moment for
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On their way down to the Great Hall for the Halloween feast,
Harry and Ron overheard Parvati Patil telling her friend Lavender that
Hermione was crying in the girls' bathroom and wanted to be left alone.
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for
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for lemon
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Ron looked still more awkward at this, but a moment later they had
entered the Great Hall, where the Halloween decorations put Hermione out
of their minds.
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lemon
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lemon drops
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A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a
thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making the
candles in the pumpkins stutter.
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drops
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drops .
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The feast appeared suddenly on the
golden plates, as it had at the start-of-term banquet.
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.
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. ``
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Harry was just helping himself to a baked potato when Professor Quirrell
came sprinting into the hall, his turban askew and terror on his face.
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``
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`` As
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Everyone stared as he reached Professor Dumbledore's chair, slumped
against the table, and gasped, "Troll -- in the dungeons -- thought you
ought to know."
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As
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As I
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He then sank to the floor in a dead faint.
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I
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I say
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There was an uproar.
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say
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say ,
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It took several purple firecrackers exploding from
the end of Professor Dumbledore's wand to bring silence.
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,
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, even
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"Prefects," he rumbled, "lead your Houses back to the dormitories
immediately!"
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even
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even if
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Percy was in his element.
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if
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if You-Know-Who
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"Follow me!
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You-Know-Who
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You-Know-Who has
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Stick together, first years!
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has
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has gone
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No need to fear the troll if
you follow my orders!
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gone
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gone -
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Stay close behind me, now.
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-
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- ''
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Make way, first years
coming through!
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''
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'' ''
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Excuse me, I'm a prefect!"
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''
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'' My
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"How could a troll get in?"
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My
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My dear
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Harry asked as they climbed the stairs.
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dear
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dear Professor
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"Don't ask me, they're supposed to be really stupid," said Ron.
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Professor
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Professor ,
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"Maybe
Peeves let it in for a Halloween joke."
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,
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, surely
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They passed different groups of people hurrying in different directions.
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surely
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surely a
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As they jostled their way through a crowd of confused Hufflepuffs, Harry
suddenly grabbed Ron's arm.
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a
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a sensible
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"I've just thought -- Hermione."
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sensible
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sensible person
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"What about her?"
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person
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person like
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"She doesn't know about the troll."
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like
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like yourself
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Ron bit his lip.
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yourself
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yourself can
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"Oh, all right," he snapped.
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can
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can call
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"But Percy'd better not see us."
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call
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call him
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Ducking down, they joined the Hufflepuffs going the other way, slipped
down a deserted side corridor, and hurried off toward the girls'
bathroom.
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him
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him by
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They had just turned the corner when they heard quick
footsteps behind them.
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by
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by his
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"Percy!"
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his
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his name
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hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone griffin.
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name
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name ?
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Peering around it, however, they saw not Percy but Snape.
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?
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? All
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He crossed the
corridor and disappeared from view.
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All
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All this
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"What's he doing?"
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this
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this 'You-
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Harry whispered.
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'You-
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'You- Know-Who
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"Why isn't he down in the dungeons
with the rest of the teachers?"
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Know-Who
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Know-Who '
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"Search me."
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'
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' nonsense
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Quietly as possible, they crept along the next corridor after Snape's
fading footsteps.
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nonsense
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nonsense --
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"He's heading for the third floor," Harry said, but Ron held up his
hand.
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--
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-- for
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"Can you smell something?"
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for
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for eleven
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Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils, a mixture of old
socks and the kind of public toilet no one seems to clean.
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eleven
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eleven years
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And then they heard it -- a low grunting, and the shuffling footfalls of
gigantic feet.
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years
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years I
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Ron pointed -- at the end of a passage to the left,
something huge was moving toward them.
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I
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I have
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They shrank into the shadows and
watched as it emerged into a patch of moonlight.
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have
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have been
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It was a horrible sight.
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been
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been trying
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Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite
gray, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head
perched on top like a coconut.
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trying
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trying to
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It had short legs thick as tree trunks
with flat, horny feet.
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to
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to persuade
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The smell coming from it was incredible.
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persuade
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persuade people
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It was
holding a huge wooden club, which dragged along the floor because its
arms were so long.
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people
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people to
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The troll stopped next to a doorway and peered inside.
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to
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to call
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It waggled its
long ears, making up its tiny mind, then slouched slowly into the room.
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call
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call him
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"The keys in the lock," Harry muttered.
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him
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him by
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"We could lock it in."
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by
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by his
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"Good idea," said Ron nervously.
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his
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his proper
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They edged toward the open door, mouths dry, praying the troll wasn't
about to come out of it.
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proper
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proper name
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With one great leap, Harry managed to grab the
key, slam the door, and lock it.
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name
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name :
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'Yes!"
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:
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: Voldemort
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Flushed with their victory, they started to run back up the passage, but
as they reached the corner they heard something that made their hearts
stop -- a high, petrified scream -- and it was coming from the chamber
they'd just chained up.
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Voldemort
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Voldemort .
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"Oh, no," said Ron, pale as the Bloody Baron.
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.
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. ''
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