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"The Mirror will be moved to a new home tomorrow, Harry, and I ask you not to go looking for it again.
live
live here
If you ever do run across it, you will now be prepared.
here
here !
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.
!
! ''
Now, why don't you put that admirable cloak back on and get off to bed?"
''
'' ``
Harry stood up.
``
`` It
"Sir -- Professor Dumbledore?
It
It 's
Can I ask you something?"
's
's the
"Obviously, you've just done so," Dumbledore smiled.
the
the best
"You may ask me one more thing, however."
best
best place
"What do you see when you look in the mirror?"
place
place for
"I?
for
for him
I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks."
him
him ,
Harry stared.
,
, ''
"One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore.
''
'' said
"Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair.
said
said Dumbledore
People will insist on giving me books."
Dumbledore
Dumbledore firmly
It was only when he was back in bed that it struck Harry that Dumbledore might not have been quite truthful.
firmly
firmly .
But then, he thought, as he shoved Scabbers off his pillow, it had been quite a personal question.
.
. ``
CHAPTER THIRTEEN NICOLAS FLAMEL Dumbledore had convinced Harry not to go looking for the Mirror of Erised again, and for the rest of the Christmas holidays the invisibility cloak stayed folded at the bottom of his trunk.
``
`` His
Harry wished he could forget what he'd seen in the mirror as easily, but he couldn't.
His
His aunt
He started having nightmares.
aunt
aunt and
Over and over again he dreamed about his parents disappearing in a flash of green light, while a high voice cackled with laughter.
and
and uncle
"You see, Dumbledore was right, that mirror could drive you mad," said Ron, when Harry told him about these drearns.
uncle
uncle will
Hermione, who came back the day before term started, took a different view of things.
will
will be
She was torn between horror at the idea of Harry being out of bed, roaming the school three nights in a row ("If Filch had caught you!
be
be able
"), and disappointment that he hadn't at least found out who Nicolas Flamel was.
able
able to
They had almost given up hope of ever finding Flamel in a li- brary book, even though Harry was still sure he'd read the name somewhere.
to
to explain
Once term had started, they were back to skimming through books for ten minutes during their breaks.
explain
explain everything
Harry had even less time than the other two, because Quidditch practice had started again.
everything
everything to
Wood was working the team harder than ever.
to
to him
Even the endless rain that had replaced the snow couldn't dampen his spirits.
him
him when
The Weasleys complained that Wood was becoming a fanatic, but Harry was on Wood's side.
when
when he
If they won their next match, against Hufflepuff, they would overtake Slytherin in the house championship for the first time in seven years.
he
he 's
Quite apart from wanting to win, Harry found that he had fewer nightmares when he was tired out after training.
's
's older
Then, during one particularly wet and muddy practice session, Wood gave the team a bit of bad news.
older
older .
He'd just gotten very angry with the Weasleys, who kept dive-bombing each other and pretending to fall off their brooms.
.
. I
"Will you stop messing around!"
I
I 've
he yelled.
've
've written
"That's exactly the sort of thing that'll lose us the match!
written
written them
Snape's refereeing this time, and he'll be looking for any excuse to knock points off Gryffindor!"
them
them a
George Weasley really did fall off his broom at these words.
a
a letter
"Snape's refereeing?"
letter
letter .
he spluttered through a mouthful of mud.
.
. ''
"When's he ever refereed a Quidditch match?
''
'' ``
He's not going to be fair if we might overtake Slytherin."
``
`` A
The rest of the team landed next to George to complain, too.
A
A letter
"It's not my fault," said Wood.
letter
letter ?
"We've just got to make sure we play a clean game, so Snape hasn't got an excuse to pick on us."
?
? ''
Which was all very well, thought Harry, but he had another reason for not wanting Snape near him while he was playing Quidditch....
''
'' repeated
The rest of the team hung back to talk to one another as usual at the end of practice, but Harry headed straight back to the Gryffindor common room, where he found Ron and Hermione playing chess.
repeated
repeated Professor
Chess was the only thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very good for her.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
"Don't talk to me for a moment," said Ron when Harry sat down next to him, "I need to concen --" He caught sight of Harry's face.
McGonagall
McGonagall faintly
"What's the matter with you?
faintly
faintly ,
You look terrible."
,
, sitting
Speaking quietly so that no one else would hear, Harry told the other two about Snape's sudden, sinister desire to be a Quidditch referee.
sitting
sitting back
"Don't play," said Hermione at once.
back
back down
"Say you're ill," said Ron.
down
down on
"Pretend to break your leg," Hermione suggested.
on
on the
"Really break your leg," said Ron.
the
the wall
"I can't," said Harry.
wall
wall .
"There isn't a reserve Seeker.
.
. ``
If I back out, Gryffindor can't play at all."
``
`` Really
At that moment Neville toppled into the common room.
Really
Really ,
How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was anyone's guess, because his legs had been stuck together with what they recognized at once as the Leg-Locker Curse.
,
, Dumbledore
He must have had to bunny hop all the way up to Gryffindor tower.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ,
Everyone fell over laughing except Hermione, who leapt up and performed the countercurse.
,
, you
Neville's legs sprang apart and he got to his feet, trembling.
you
you think
"What happened?"
think
think you
Hermione asked him, leading him over to sit with Harry and Ron.
you
you can
"Malfoy," said Neville shakily.
can
can explain
"I met him outside the library.
explain
explain all
He said he'd been looking for someone to practice that on."
all
all this
"Go to Professor McGonagall!"
this
this in
Hermione urged Neville.
in
in a
"Report him!"
a
a letter
Neville shook his head.
letter
letter ?
"I don't want more trouble," he mumbled.
?
? These
"You've got to stand up to him, Neville!"
These
These people
said Ron.
people
people will
"He's used to walking all over people, but that's no reason to lie down in front of him and make it easier."
will
will never
"There's no need to tell me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor, Malfoy's already done that," Neville choked out.
never
never understand
Harry felt in the pocket of his robes and pulled out a Chocolate Frog, the very last one from the box Hermione had given him for Christmas.
understand
understand him
He gave it to Neville, who looked as though he might cry.
him
him !
"You're worth twelve of Malfoy," Harry said.
!
! He
"The Sorting Hat chose you for Gryffindor, didn't it?
He
He 'll
And where's Malfoy?
'll
'll be
In stinking Slytherin."
be
be famous
Neville's lips twitched in a weak smile as he unwrapped the frog.
famous
famous --
"Thanks, Harry...
--
-- a
I think I'll go to bed.... D'you want the card, you collect them, don't you?"
a
a legend
As Neville walked away, Harry looked at the Famous Wizard card.
legend
legend --
"Dumbledore again," he said, "He was the first one I ever-" He gasped.
--
-- I
He stared at the back of the card.
I
I would
Then he looked up at Ron and Hermione.
would
would n't
"I've found him!"
n't
n't be
he whispered.
be
be surprised
"I've found Flamel!
surprised
surprised if
I told you I'd read the name somewhere before, I read it on the train coming here -- listen to this: 'Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel'!"
if
if today
Hermione jumped to her feet.
today
today was
She hadn't looked so excited since they'd gotten back the marks for their very first piece of homework.
was
was known