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"It's the girls' bathroom!"
''
'' Professor
Harry gasped.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
"Hermione!"
McGonagall
McGonagall flinched
they said together.
flinched
flinched ,
It was the last thing they wanted to do, but what choice did they have?
,
, but
Wheeling around, they sprinted back to the door and turned the key, fumbling in their panic.
but
but Dumbledore
Harry pulled the door open and they ran inside.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ,
Hermione Granger was shrinking against the wall opposite, looking as if she was about to faint.
,
, who
The troll was advancing on her, knocking the sinks off the walls as it went.
who
who was
"Confuse it!"
was
was unsticking
Harry said desperately to Ron, and, seizing a tap, he threw it as hard as he could against the wall.
unsticking
unsticking two
The troll stopped a few feet from Hermione.
two
two lemon
It lumbered around, blinking stupidly, to see what had made the noise.
lemon
lemon drops
Its mean little eyes saw Harry.
drops
drops ,
It hesitated, then made for him instead, lifting its club as it went.
,
, seemed
"Oy, pea-brain!"
seemed
seemed not
yelled Ron from the other side of the chamber, and he threw a metal pipe at it.
not
not to
The troll didn't even seem to notice the pipe hitting its shoulder, but it heard the yell and paused again, turning its ugly snout toward Ron instead, giving Harry time to run around it.
to
to notice
"Come on, run, run!"
notice
notice .
Harry yelled at Hermione, trying to pull her toward the door, but she couldn't move, she was still flat against the wall, her mouth open with terror.
.
. ``
The shouting and the echoes seemed to be driving the troll berserk.
``
`` It
It roared again and started toward Ron, who was nearest and had no way to escape.
It
It all
Harry then did something that was both very brave and very stupid: He took a great running jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll's neck from behind.
all
all gets
The troll couldn't feel Harry hanging there, but even a troll will notice if you stick a long bit of wood up its nose, and Harry's wand had still been in his hand when he'd jumped -- it had gone straight up one of the troll's nostrils.
gets
gets so
Howling with pain, the troll twisted and flailed its club, with Harry clinging on for dear life; any second, the troll was going to rip him off or catch him a terrible blow with the club.
so
so confusing
Hermione had sunk to the floor in fright; Ron pulled out his own wand -- not knowing what he was going to do he heard himself cry the first spell that came into his head: "Wingardium Leviosa!"
confusing
confusing if
The club flew suddenly out of the troll's hand, rose high, high up into the air, turned slowly over -- and dropped, with a sickening crack, onto its owner's head.
if
if we
The troll swayed on the spot and then fell flat on its face, with a thud that made the whole room tremble.
we
we keep
Harry got to his feet.
keep
keep saying
He was shaking and out of breath.
saying
saying 'You-Know-Who
Ron was standing there with his wand still raised, staring at what he had done.
'You-Know-Who
'You-Know-Who .
It was Hermione who spoke first.
.
. '
"Is it -- dead?"
'
' I
I don't think so," said Harry, I think it's just been knocked out."
I
I have
He bent down and pulled his wand out of the troll's nose.
have
have never
It was covered in what looked like lumpy gray glue.
never
never seen
"Urgh -- troll boogers."
seen
seen any
He wiped it on the troll's trousers.
any
any reason
A sudden slamming and loud footsteps made the three of them look up.
reason
reason to
They hadn't realized what a racket they had been making, but of course, someone downstairs must have heard the crashes and the troll's roars.
to
to be
A moment later, Professor McGonagall had come bursting into the room, closely followed by Snape, with Quirrell bringing up the rear.
be
be frightened
Quirrell took one look at the troll, let out a faint whimper, and sat quickly down on a toilet, clutching his heart.
frightened
frightened of
Snape bent over the troll.
of
of saying
Professor McGonagall was looking at Ron and Harry.
saying
saying Voldemort
Harry had never seen her look so angry.
Voldemort
Voldemort 's
Her lips were white.
's
's name
Hopes of winning fifty points for Gryffindor faded quickly from Harry's mind.
name
name .
"What on earth were you thinking of?"
.
. ``
said Professor McGonagall, with cold fury in her voice.
``
`` I
Harry looked at Ron, who was still standing with his wand in the air.
I
I know
"You're lucky you weren't killed.
know
know you
Why aren't you in your dormitory?"
you
you haven
Snape gave Harry a swift, piercing look.
haven
haven 't
Harry looked at the floor.
't
't ,
He wished Ron would put his wand down.
,
, said
Then a small voice came out of the shadows.
said
said Professor
"Please, Professor McGonagall -- they were looking for me."
Professor
Professor McGonagall
"Miss Granger!"
McGonagall
McGonagall ,
Hermione had managed to get to her feet at last.
,
, sounding
I went looking for the troll because I -- I thought I could deal with it on my own -- you know, because I've read all about them."
sounding
sounding half
Ron dropped his wand.
half
half exasperated
Hermione Granger, telling a downright lie to a teacher?
exasperated
exasperated ,
"If they hadn't found me, I'd be dead now.
,
, half
Harry stuck his wand up its nose and Ron knocked it out with its own club.
half
half admiring
They didn't have time to come and fetch anyone.
admiring
admiring .
It was about to finish me off when they arrived."
.
. ``
Harry and Ron tried to look as though this story wasn't new to them.
``
`` But
"Well -- in that case..." said Professor McGonagall, staring at the three of them, "Miss Granger, you foolish girl, how could you think of tackling a mountain troll on your own?"
But
But you
Hermione hung her head.
you
you 're
Harry was speechless.
're
're different
Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble.
different
different .
It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets.
.
. Everyone
"Miss Granger, five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this," said Professor McGonagall.
Everyone
Everyone knows
"I'm very disappointed in you.
knows
knows you
If you're not hurt at all, you'd better get off to Gryffindor tower.
you
you 're
Students are finishing the feast in their houses."
're
're the
Hermione left.
the
the only
Professor McGonagall turned to Harry and Ron.
only
only one
"Well, I still say you were lucky, but not many first years could have taken on a full-grown mountain troll.
one
one You-Know-
You each win Gryffindor five points.
You-Know-
You-Know- oh
Professor Dumbledore will be informed of this.
oh
oh ,
You may go."
,
, all
They hurried out of the chamber and didn't speak at all until they had climbed two floors up.
all
all right
It was a relief to be away from the smell of the troll, quite apart from anything else.
right
right ,
"We should have gotten more than ten points," Ron grumbled.
,
, Voldemort
"Five, you mean, once she's taken off Hermione's."
Voldemort
Voldemort ,
"Good of her to get us out of trouble like that," Ron admitted.
,
, was
"Mind you, we did save her."
was
was frightened
"She might not have needed saving if we hadn't locked the thing in with her," Harry reminded him.
frightened
frightened of
They had reached the portrait of the Fat Lady.
of
of .
"Pig snout," they said and entered.
.
. ''
The common room was packed and noisy.
''
'' ``
Everyone was eating the food that had been sent up.
``
`` You
Hermione, however, stood alone by the door, waiting for them.
You
You flatter
There was a very embarrassed pause.
flatter
flatter me
Then, none of them looking at each other, they all said "Thanks," and hurried off to get plates.
me
me ,
But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend.
,
, ''
There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
''
'' said
CHAPTER ELEVEN QUIDDITCH As they entered November, the weather turned very cold.
said
said Dumbledore
The mountains around the school became icy gray and the lake like chilled steel.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore calmly