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"Are you trying to earn some extra money, Weasley?
voice
voice trembled
Hoping to be gamekeeper yourself when you leave Hogwarts, I suppose -- that hut of Hagrid's must seem like a palace compared to what your family's used to."
trembled
trembled as
Ron dived at Malfoy just as Snape came up the stairs.
as
as she
"WEASLEY!"
she
she went
Ron let go of the front of Malfoy's robes.
went
went on
"He was provoked, Professor Snape," said Hagrid, sticking his huge hairy face out from behind the tree.
on
on .
"Malfoy was insultin' his family."
.
. ``
"Be that as it may, fighting is against Hogwarts rules, Hagrid," said Snape silkily.
``
`` That
"Five points from Gryffindor, Weasley, and be grateful it isn't more.
That
That 's
Move along, all of you."
's
's not
Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle pushed roughly past the tree, scattering needles everywhere and smirking.
not
not all
"I'll get him," said Ron, grinding his teeth at Malfoy's back, "one of these days, I'll get him --" "I hate them both," said Harry, "Malfoy and Snape."
all
all .
"Come on, cheer up, it's nearly Christmas," said Hagrid.
.
. They
"Tell yeh what, come with me an' see the Great Hall, looks a treat."
They
They 're
So the three of them followed Hagrid and his tree off to -the Great Hall, where Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick were busy with the Christmas decorations.
're
're saying
"Ah, Hagrid, the last tree -- put it in the far corner, would you?"
saying
saying he
The hall looked spectacular.
he
he tried
Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls, and no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles.
tried
tried to
"How many days you got left until yer holidays?"
to
to kill
Hagrid asked.
kill
kill the
"Just one," said Hermione.
the
the Potter
"And that reminds me -Harry, Ron, we've got half an hour before lunch, we should be in the library."
Potter
Potter 's
"Oh yeah, you're right," said Ron, tearing his eyes away from Professor Flitwick, who had golden bubbles blossoming out of his wand and was trailing them over the branches of the new tree.
's
's son
"The library?"
son
son ,
said Hagrid, following them out of the hall.
,
, Harry
"Just before the holidays?
Harry
Harry .
Bit keen, aren't yeh?"
.
. But
"Oh, we're not working," Harry told him brightly.
But
But --
"Ever since you mentioned Nicolas Flamel we've been trying to find out who he is."
--
-- he
"You what?"
he
he could
Hagrid looked shocked.
could
could n't
"Listen here -- I've told yeh -- drop it.
n't
n't .
It's nothin' to you what that dog's guardin'."
.
. He
"We just want to know who Nicolas Flamel is, that's all," said Hermione.
He
He could
"Unless you'd like to tell us and save us the trouble?"
could
could n't
Harry added.
n't
n't kill
"We must've been through hundreds of books already and we can't find him anywhere -- just give us a hint -- I know I've read his name somewhere."
kill
kill that
"I'm sayin' nothin, said Hagrid flatly.
that
that little
"Just have to find out for ourselves, then," said Ron, and they left Hagrid looking disgruntled and hurried off to the library.
little
little boy
They had indeed been searching books for Flamel's name ever since Hagrid had let it slip, because how else were they going to find out what Snape was trying to steal?
boy
boy .
The trouble was, it was very hard to know where to begin, not knowing what Flamel might have done to get himself into a book.
.
. No
He wasn't in Great Wizards of the Twentieth Century, or Notable Magical Names of Our Time; he was missing, too, from Important Modern Magical Discoveries, and A Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry.
No
No one
And then, of course, there was the sheer size of the library; tens of thousands of books; thousands of shelves; hundreds of narrow rows.
one
one knows
Hermione took out a list of subjects and titles she had decided to search while Ron strode off down a row of books and started pulling them off the shelves at random.
knows
knows why
Harry wandered over to the Restricted Section.
why
why ,
He had been wondering for a while if Flamel wasn't somewhere in there.
,
, or
Unfortunately, you needed a specially signed note from one of the teachers to look in any of the restricted books, and he knew he'd never get one.
or
or how
These were the books containing powerful Dark Magic never taught at Hogwarts, and only read by older students studying advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts.
how
how ,
"What are you looking for, boy?"
,
, but
"Nothing," said Harry.
but
but they
Madam Pince the librarian brandished a feather duster at him.
they
they 're
"You'd better get out, then.
're
're saying
Go on -- out!"
saying
saying that
Wishing he'd been a bit quicker at thinking up some story, Harry left the library.
that
that when
He, Ron, and Hermione had already agreed they'd better not ask Madam Pince where they could find Flamel.
when
when he
They were sure she'd be able to tell them, but they couldn't risk Snape hearing what they were up to.
he
he could
Harry waited outside in the corridor to see if the other two had found anything, but he wasn't very hopeful.
could
could n't
They had been looking for two weeks, after A, but as they only had odd moments between lessons it wasn't surprising they'd found nothing.
n't
n't kill
What they really needed was a nice long search without Madam Pince breathing down their necks.
kill
kill Harry
Five minutes later, Ron and Hermione joined him, shaking their heads.
Harry
Harry Potter
They went off to lunch.
Potter
Potter ,
"You will keep looking while I'm away, won't you?"
,
, Voldemort
said Hermione.
Voldemort
Voldemort 's
"And send me an owl if you find anything."
's
's power
"And you could ask your parents if they know who Flamel is," said Ron.
power
power somehow
"It'd be safe to ask them."
somehow
somehow broke
"Very safe, as they're both dentists," said Hermione.
broke
broke --
Once the holidays had started, Ron and Harry were having too good a time to think much about Flamel.
--
-- and
They had the dormitory to themselves and the common room was far emptier than usual, so they were able to get the good armchairs by the fire.
and
and that
They sat by the hour eating anything they could spear on a toasting fork -- bread, English muffins, marshmallows -- and plotting ways of getting Malfoy expelled, which were fun to talk about even if they wouldn't work.
that
that 's
Ron also started teaching Harry wizard chess.
's
's why
This was exactly like Muggle chess except that the figures were alive, which made it a lot like directing troops in battle.
why
why he
Ron's set was very old and battered.
he
he 's
Like everything else he owned, it had once belonged to someone else in his family -- in this case, his grandfather.
's
's gone
However, old chessmen weren't a drawback at all.
gone
gone .
Ron knew them so well he never had trouble getting them to do what he wanted.
.
. Dumbledore
Harry played with chessmen Seamus Finnigan had lent him, and they didn't trust him at all.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore nodded
He wasn't a very good player yet and they kept shouting different bits of advice at him, which was confusing.
nodded
nodded glumly
"Don't send me there, can't you see his knight?
glumly
glumly .
Send him, we can afford to lose him."
.
. ``
On Christmas Eve, Harry went to bed looking forward to the next day for the food and the fun, but not expecting any presents at all.
``
`` It
When he woke early in the morning, however, the first thing he saw was a small pile of packages at the foot of his bed.
It
It 's
"Merry Christmas," said Ron sleepily as Harry scrambled out of bed and pulled on his bathrobe.
's
's --
"You, too," said Harry.
--
-- it
"Will you look at this?
it
it 's
I've got some presents!"
's
's true
"What did you expect, turnips?"
true
true ?
said Ron, turning to his own pile, which was a lot bigger than Harry's.
?
? ''
Harry picked up the top parcel.
''
'' faltered
It was wrapped in thick brown paper and scrawled across it was To Harry, from Hagrid.
faltered
faltered Professor
Inside was a roughly cut wooden flute.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
Hagrid had obviously whittled it himself.
McGonagall
McGonagall .
Harry blew it -- it sounded a bit like an owl.
.
. ``
A second, very small parcel contained a note.
``
`` After
We received your message and enclose your Christmas present.
After
After all
From Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia.
all
all he
Taped to the note was a fifty-pence piece.
he
he 's
"That's friendly," said Harry.
's
's done
Ron was fascinated by the fifty pence.
done
done ...
"Weird!"
...
... all