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he said, 'NMat a shape!
all
all the
This is money?"
the
the people
"You can keep it," said Harry, laughing at how pleased Ron was.
people
people he
"Hagrid and my aunt and uncle -- so who sent these?"
he
he 's
"I think I know who that one's from," said Ron, turning a bit pink and pointing to a very lumpy parcel.
's
's killed
"My mom.
killed
killed ...
I told her you didn't expect any presents and -- oh, no," he groaned, "she's made you a Weasley sweater."
...
... he
Harry had torn open the parcel to find a thick, hand-knitted sweater in emerald green and a large box of homemade fudge.
he
he could
"Every year she makes us a sweater," said Ron, unwrapping his own, "and mine's always maroon."
could
could n't
"That's really nice of her," said Harry, trying the fudge, which was very tasty.
n't
n't kill
His next present also contained candy -- a large box of Chocolate Frogs from Hermione.
kill
kill a
This only left one parcel.
a
a little
Harry picked it up and felt it.
little
little boy
It was very light.
boy
boy ?
He unwrapped it.
?
? It
Something fluid and silvery gray went slithering to the floor where it lay in gleaming folds.
It
It 's
Ron gasped.
's
's just
"I've heard of those," he said in a hushed voice, dropping the box of Every Flavor Beans he'd gotten from Hermione.
just
just astounding
"If that's what I think it is -- they're really rare, and really valuable."
astounding
astounding ...
"What is it?"
...
... of
Harry picked the shining, silvery cloth off the floor.
of
of all
It was strange to the touch, like water woven into material.
all
all the
"It's an invisibility cloak," said Ron, a look of awe on his face.
the
the things
"I'm sure it is -- try it on."
things
things to
Harry threw the cloak around his shoulders and Ron gave a yell.
to
to stop
"It is!
stop
stop him
Look down!"
him
him ...
Harry looked down at his feet, but they were gone.
...
... but
He dashed to the mirror.
but
but how
Sure enough, his reflection looked back at him, just his head suspended in midair, his body completely invisible.
how
how in
He pulled the cloak over his head and his reflection vanished completely.
in
in the
"There's a note!"
the
the name
said Ron suddenly.
name
name of
"A note fell out of it!"
of
of heaven
Harry pulled off the cloak and seized the letter.
heaven
heaven did
Written in narrow, loopy writing he had never seen before were the following words: Your father left this in my possession before he died.
did
did Harry
It is time it was returned to you.
Harry
Harry survive
Use it well.
survive
survive ?
A Very Merry Christmas to you.
?
? ''
There was no signature.
''
'' ``
Harry stared at the note.
``
`` We
Ron was admiring the cloak.
We
We can
"I'd give anything for one of these," he said.
can
can only
"Anything.
only
only guess
What's the matter?"
guess
guess ,
"Nothing," said Harry.
,
, ''
He felt very strange.
''
'' said
Who had sent the cloak?
said
said Dumbledore
Had it really once belonged to his father?
Dumbledore
Dumbledore .
Before he could say or think anything else, the dormitory door was flung open and Fred and George Weasley bounded in.
.
. ``
Harry stuffed the cloak quickly out of sight.
``
`` We
He didn't feel like sharing it with anyone else yet.
We
We may
"Merry Christmas!"
may
may never
"Hey, look -- Harry's got a Weasley sweater, too!"
never
never know
Fred and George were wearing blue sweaters, one with a large yellow F on it, the other a G. "Harry's is better than ours, though," said Fred, holding up Harry's sweater.
know
know .
"She obviously makes more of an effort if you're not family."
.
. ''
"Why aren't you wearing yours, Ron?"
''
'' Professor
George demanded.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
"Come on, get it on, they're lovely and warm."
McGonagall
McGonagall pulled
"I hate maroon," Ron moaned halfheartedly as he pulled it over his head.
pulled
pulled out
"You haven't got a letter on yours," George observed.
out
out a
"I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name.
a
a lace
But we're not stupid -- we know we're called Gred and Forge."
lace
lace handkerchief
"What's all th is noise.
handkerchief
handkerchief and
Percy Weasley stuck his head through the door, looking disapproving.
and
and dabbed
He had clearly gotten halfway through unwrapping his presents as he, too, carried a lumpy sweater over his arm, which Fred seized.
dabbed
dabbed at
"P for prefect!
at
at her
Get it on, Percy, come on, we're all wearing ours, even Harry got one."
her
her eyes
"I -- don't -- want said Percy thickly, as the twins forced the sweater over his head, knocking his glasses askew.
eyes
eyes beneath
"And you're not sitting with the prefects today, either," said George.
beneath
beneath her
"Christmas is a time for family."
her
her spectacles
They frog-marched Percy from the room, his arms pinned to his side by his sweater.
spectacles
spectacles .
Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner.
.
. Dumbledore
A hundred fat, roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce -- and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore gave
These fantastic party favors were nothing like the feeble Muggle ones the Dursleys usually bought, with their little plastic toys and their flimsy paper hats inside.
gave
gave a
Harry pulled a wizard cracker with Fred and it didn't just bang, it went off with a blast like a cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the inside exploded a rear admiral's hat and several live, white mice.
a
a great
Up at the High Table, Dumbledore had swapped his pointed wizard's hat for a flowered bonnet, and was chuckling merrily at a joke Professor Flitwick had just read him.
great
great sniff
Flaming Christmas puddings followed the turkey.
sniff
sniff as
Percy nearly broke his teeth on a silver sickle embedded in his slice.
as
as he
Harry watched Hagrid getting redder and redder in the face as he called for more wine, finally kissing Professor McGonagall on the cheek, who, to Harry's amazement, giggled and blushed, her top hat lopsided.
he
he took
When Harry finally left the table, he was laden down with a stack of things out of the crackers, including a pack of nonexplodable, luminous balloons, a Grow-Your-Own-Warts kit, and his own new wizard chess set.
took
took a
The white mice had disappeared and Harry had a nasty feeling they were going to end up as Mrs. Norris's Christmas dinner.
a
a golden
Harry and the Weasleys spent a happy afternoon having a furious snowball fight on the grounds.
golden
golden watch
Then, cold, wet, and gasping for breath, they returned to the fire in the Gryffindor common room, where Harry broke in his new chess set by losing spectacularly to Ron.
watch
watch from
He suspected he wouldn't have lost so badly if Percy hadn't tried to help him so much.
from
from his
After a meal of turkey sandwiches, crumpets, trifle, and Christmas cake, everyone felt too full and sleepy to do much before bed except sit and watch Percy chase Fred and George all over Gryffindor tower because they'd stolen his prefect badge.
his
his pocket
It had been Harry's best Christmas day ever.
pocket
pocket and
Yet something had been nagging at the back of his mind all day.
and
and examined
Not until he climbed into bed was he free to think about it: the invisibility cloak and whoever had sent it.
examined
examined it
Ron, full of turkey and cake and with nothing mysterious to bother him, fell asleep almost as soon as he'd drawn the curtains of his four-poster.
it
it .
Harry leaned over the side of his own bed and pulled the cloak out from under it.
.
. It
His father's... this had been his father's.
It
It was
He let the material flow over his hands, smoother than silk, light as air.
was
was a
Use it well, the note had said.
a
a very
He had to try it, now.
very
very odd
He slipped out of bed and wrapped the cloak around himself.
odd
odd watch
Looking down at his legs, he saw only moonlight and shadows.
watch
watch .
It was a very funny feeling.
.
. It
Use it well.
It
It had
Suddenly, Harry felt wide-awake.
had
had twelve