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Harry's broom had given a wild jerk and Harry swung off it.
she
she pressed
He was now dangling from it, holding on with only one hand.
pressed
pressed on
"Did something happen to it when Flint blocked him?"
on
on ,
Seamus whispered.
,
, ``
"Can't have," Hagrid said, his voice shaking.
``
`` is
"Can't nothing interfere with a broomstick except powerful Dark magic -- no kid could do that to a Nimbus Two Thousand."
is
is that
At these words, Hermione seized Hagrid's binoculars, but instead of looking up at Harry, she started looking frantically at the crowd.
that
that last
"What are you doing?"
last
last night
moaned Ron, gray-faced.
night
night Voldemort
"I knew it," Hermione gasped, "Snape -- look."
Voldemort
Voldemort turned
Ron grabbed the binoculars.
turned
turned up
Snape was in the middle of the stands opposite them.
up
up in
He had his eyes fixed on Harry and was muttering nonstop under his breath.
in
in Godric
"He's doing something -- jinxing the broom," said Hermione.
Godric
Godric 's
"What should we do?"
's
's Hollow
"Leave it to me."
Hollow
Hollow .
Before Ron could say another word, Hermione had disappeared.
.
. He
Ron turned the binoculars back on Harry.
He
He went
His broom was vibrating so hard, it was almost impossible for him to hang on much longer.
went
went to
The whole crowd was on its feet, watching, terrified, as the Weasleys flew up to try and pull Harry safely onto one of their brooms, but it was no good -- every time they got near him, the broom would jump higher still.
to
to find
They dropped lower and circled beneath him, obviously hoping to catch him if he fell.
find
find the
Marcus Flint seized the Quaffle and scored five times without anyone noticing.
the
the Potters
"Come on, Hermione," Ron muttered desperately.
Potters
Potters .
Hermione had fought her way across to the stand where Snape stood, and was now racing along the row behind him; she didn't even stop to say sorry as she knocked Professor Quirrell headfirst into the row in front.
.
. The
Reaching Snape, she crouched down, pulled out her wand, and whispered a few, well- chosen words.
The
The rumor
Bright blue flames shot from her wand onto the hem of Snape's robes.
rumor
rumor is
It took perhaps thirty seconds for Snape to realize that he was on fire.
is
is that
A sudden yelp told her she had done her job.
that
that Lily
Scooping the fire off him into a little jar in her pocket, she scrambled back along the row -- Snape would never know what had happened.
Lily
Lily and
It was enough.
and
and James
Up in the air, Harry was suddenly able to clamber back on to his broom.
James
James Potter
"Neville, you can look!"
Potter
Potter are
Ron said.
are
are --
Neville had been sobbing into Hagrid's jacket for the last five minutes.
--
-- are
Harry was speeding toward the ground when the crowd saw him clap his hand to his mouth as though he was about to be sick -- he hit the field on all fours -- coughed -- and something gold fell into his hand.
are
are --
"I've got the Snitch!"
--
-- that
he shouted, waving it above his head, and the game ended in complete confusion.
that
that they
"He didn't catch it, he nearly swallowed it," Flint was still howling twenty minutes later, but it made no difference -- Harry hadn't broken any rules and Lee Jordan was still happily shouting the results -- Gryffindor had won by one hundred and seventy points to sixty.
they
they 're
Harry heard none of this, though.
're
're --
He was being made a cup of strong tea back in Hagrid's hut, with Ron and Hermione.
--
-- dead.
"It was Snape," Ron was explaining, "Hermione and I saw him.
dead.
dead. ``
He was cursing your broomstick, muttering, he wouldn't take his eyes off you."
``
`` Dumbledore
"Rubbish," said Hagrid, who hadn't heard a word of what had gone on next to him in the stands.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore bowed
"Why would Snape do somethin' like that?"
bowed
bowed his
Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at one another, wondering what to tell him.
his
his head
Harry decided on the truth.
head
head .
"I found out something about him," he told Hagrid.
.
. Professor
"He tried to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
It bit him.
McGonagall
McGonagall gasped
We think he was trying to steal whatever it's guarding."
gasped
gasped .
Hagrid dropped the teapot.
.
. ``
"How do you know about Fluffy?"
``
`` Lily
he said.
Lily
Lily and
"Fluffy?"
and
and James
"Yeah -- he's mine -- bought him off a Greek chappie I met in the pub las' year -- I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the "Yes?"
James
James ...
said Harry eagerly.
...
... I
"Now, don't ask me anymore," said Hagrid gruffly.
I
I ca
"That's top secret, that is."
ca
ca n't
"But Snape's trying to steal it."
n't
n't believe
"Rubbish," said Hagrid again.
believe
believe it
"Snape's a Hogwarts teacher, he'd do nothin' of the sort."
it
it ...
"So why did he just try and kill Harry?"
...
... I
cried Hermione.
I
I did
The afternoon's events certainly seemed to have changed her mind about Snape.
did
did n't
I know a jinx when I see one, Hagrid, I've read all about them!
n't
n't want
You've got to keep eye contact, and Snape wasn't blinking at all, I saw him!"
want
want to
"I'm tellin' yeh, yer wrong!"
to
to believe
said Hagrid hotly.
believe
believe it
"I don' know why Harry's broom acted like that, but Snape wouldn' try an' kill a student!
it
it ...
Now, listen to me, all three of yeh -- yer meddlin' in things that don' concern yeh.
...
... Oh
It's dangerous.
Oh
Oh ,
You forget that dog, an' you forget what it's guardin', that's between Professor Dumbledore an' Nicolas Flamel --" "Aha!"
,
, Albus
said Harry, "so there's someone called Nicolas Flamel involved, is there?"
Albus
Albus ...
Hagrid looked furious with himself.
...
... ''
CHAPTER TWELVE THE MIRROR OF ERISED Christmas was coming.
''
'' Dumbledore
One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore reached
The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.
reached
reached out
The few owls that managed to battle their way through the stormy sky to deliver mail had to be nursed back to health by Hagrid before they could fly off again.
out
out and
No one could wait for the holidays to start.
and
and patted
While the Gryffindor common room and the Great Hall had roaring fires, the drafty corridors had become icy and a bitter wind rattled the windows in the classrooms.
patted
patted her
Worst of all were Professor Snape's classes down in the dungeons, where their breath rose in a mist before them and they kept as close as possible to their hot cauldrons.
her
her on
"I do feel so sorry," said Draco Malfoy, one Potions class, "for all those people who have to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas because they're not wanted at home."
on
on the
He was looking over at Harry as he spoke.
the
the shoulder
Crabbe and Goyle chuckled.
shoulder
shoulder .
Harry, who was measuring out powdered spine of lionfish, ignored them.
.
. ``
Malfoy had been even more unpleasant than usual since the Quidditch match.
``
`` I
Disgusted that the Slytherins had lost, he had tried to get everyone laughing at how a wide-mouthed tree frog would be replacing Harry as Seeker next.
I
I know
Then he'd realized that nobody found this funny, because they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to stay on his bucking broomstick.
know
know ...
So Malfoy, jealous and angry, had gone back to taunting Harry about having no proper family.
...
... I
It was true that Harry wasn't going back to Privet Drive for Christmas.
I
I know
Professor McGonagall had come around the week before, making a list of students who would be staying for the holidays, and Harry had signed up at once.
know
know ...
He didn't feel sorry for himself at all; this would probably be the best Christmas he'd ever had.
...
... ''
Ron and his brothers were staying, too, because Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were going to Romania to visit Charlie.
''
'' he
When they left the dungeons at the end of Potions, they found a large fir tree blocking the corridor ahead.
he
he said
Two enormous feet sticking out at the bottom and a loud puffing sound told them that Hagrid was behind it.
said
said heavily
"Hi, Hagrid, want any help?"
heavily
heavily .
Ron asked, sticking his head through the branches.
.
. Professor
"Nah, I'm all right, thanks, Ron."
Professor
Professor McGonagall
"Would you mind moving out of the way?"
McGonagall
McGonagall 's
came Malfoys cold drawl from behind them.
's
's voice