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Could you get the Ridgeback up the tallest tower at midnight on Saturday?
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ,
They can meet you there and take him away while it's still dark.
,
, sounding
Send me an answer as soon as possible.
sounding
sounding relieved
Love, Charlie They looked at one another.
relieved
relieved .
"We've got the invisibility cloak," said Harry.
.
. ``
"It shouldn't be too difficult -- I think the cloaks big enough to cover two of us and Norbert."
``
`` At
It was a mark of how bad the last week had been that the other two agreed with him.
At
At last
Anything to get rid of Norbert -- and Malfoy.
last
last .
There was a hitch.
.
. And
By the next morning, Ron's bitten hand had swollen to twice its usual size.
And
And where
He didn't know whether it was safe to go to Madam Pomfrey -- would she recognize a dragon bite?
where
where did
By the afternoon, though, he had no choice.
did
did you
The cut had turned a nasty shade of green.
you
you get
It looked as if Norbert's fangs were poisonous.
get
get that
Harry and Hermione rushed up to the hospital wing at the end of the day to find Ron in a terrible state in bed.
that
that motorcycle
"It's not just my hand," he whispered, "although that feels like it's about to fall off.
motorcycle
motorcycle ?
Malfoy told Madam Pomfrey he wanted to borrow one of my books so he could come and have a good laugh at me.
?
? ''
He kept threatening to tell her what really bit me -- I've told her it was a dog, but I don't think she believes me -I shouldn't have hit him at the Quidditch match, that's why he's doing this."
''
'' ``
Harry and Hermione tried to calm Ron down.
``
`` Borrowed
"It'll all be over at midnight on Saturday," said Hermione, but this didn't soothe Ron at all.
Borrowed
Borrowed it
On the contrary, he sat bolt upright and broke into a sweat.
it
it ,
"Midnight on Saturday!"
,
, Professor
he said in a hoarse voice.
Professor
Professor Dumbledore
"Oh no oh no -- I've just remembered -- Charlie's letter was in that book Malfoy took, he's going to know we're getting rid of Norbert."
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ,
Harry and Hermione didn't get a chance to answer.
,
, sit
Madam Pomfrey came over at that moment and made them leave, saying Ron needed sleep.
sit
sit ,
"It's too late to change the plan now," Harry told Hermione.
,
, ''
"We haven't got time to send Charlie another owl, and this could be our only chance to get rid of Norbert.
''
'' said
We'll have to risk it.
said
said the
And we have got the invisibility cloak, Malfoy doesn't know about that."
the
the giant
They found Fang, the boarhound, sitting outside with a bandaged tail when they went to tell Hagrid, who opened a window to talk to them.
giant
giant ,
"I won't let you in," he puffed.
,
, climbing
"Norbert's at a tricky stage -- nothin' I can't handle."
climbing
climbing carefully
When they told him about Charlie's letter, his eyes filled with tears, although that might have been because Norbert had just bitten him on the leg.
carefully
carefully off
"Aargh!
off
off the
It's all right, he only got my boot -- jus' playin' -- he's only a baby, after all."
the
the motorcycle
The baby banged its tail on the wall, making the windows rattle.
motorcycle
motorcycle as
Harry and Hermione walked back to the castle feeling Saturday couldn't come quickly enough.
as
as he
They would have felt sorry for Hagrid when the time came for him to say good-bye to Norbert if they hadn't been so worried about what they had to do.
he
he spoke
It was a very dark, cloudy night, and they were a bit late arriving at Hagrid's hut because they'd had to wait for Peeves to get out of their way in the entrance hall, where he'd been playing tennis against the wall.
spoke
spoke .
Hagrid had Norbert packed and ready in a large crate.
.
. ``
"He's got lots o' rats an' some brandy fer the journey," said Hagrid in a muffled voice.
``
`` Young
"An' I've packed his teddy bear in case he gets lonely."
Young
Young Sirius
From inside the crate came ripping noises that sounded to Harry as though the teddy was having his head torn off.
Sirius
Sirius Black
"Bye-bye, Norbert!"
Black
Black lent
Hagrid sobbed, as Harry and Hermione covered the crate with the invisibility cloak and stepped underneath it themselves.
lent
lent it
"Mommy will never forget you!"
it
it to
How they managed to get the crate back up to the castle, they never knew.
to
to me
Midnight ticked nearer as they heaved Norbert up the marble staircase in the entrance hall and along the dark corridors.
me
me .
UP another staircase, then another -- even one of Harry's shortcuts didn't make the work much easier.
.
. I
"Nearly there!"
I
I 've
Harry panted as they reached the corridor beneath the tallest tower.
've
've got
Then a sudden movement ahead of them made them almost drop the crate.
got
got him
Forgetting that they were already invisible, they shrank into the shadows, staring at the dark outlines of two people grappling with each other ten feet away.
him
him ,
A lamp flared.
,
, sir
Professor McGonagall, in a tartan bathrobe and a hair net, had Malfoy by the ear.
sir
sir .
"Detention!"
.
. ''
she shouted.
''
'' ``
"And twenty points from Slytherin!
``
`` No
Wandering around in the middle of the night, how dare you --" "You don't understand, Professor.
No
No problems
Harry Potter's coming -- he's got a dragon!"
problems
problems ,
"What utter rubbish!
,
, were
How dare you tell such lies!
were
were there
Come on -- I shall see Professor Snape about you, Malfoy!"
there
there ?
The steep spiral staircase up to the top of the tower seemed the easiest thing in the world after that.
?
? ''
Not until they'd stepped out into the cold night air did they throw off the cloak, glad to be able to breathe properly again.
''
'' ``
Hermione did a sort of jig.
``
`` No
"Malfoy's got detention!
No
No ,
I could sing!"
,
, sir
"Don't," Harry advised her.
sir
sir --
Chuckling about Malfoy, they waited, Norbert thrashing about in his crate.
--
-- house
About ten minutes later, four broomsticks came swooping down out of the darkness.
house
house was
Charlie's friends were a cheery lot.
was
was almost
They showed Harry and Hermione the harness they'd rigged up, so they could suspend Norbert between them.
almost
almost destroyed
They all helped buckle Norbert safely into it and then Harry and Hermione shook hands with the others and thanked them very much.
destroyed
destroyed ,
At last, Norbert was going... going... gone.
,
, but
They slipped back down the spiral staircase, their hearts as light as their hands, now that Norbert was off them.
but
but I
No more dragon -- Malfoy in detention -- what could spoil their happiness?
I
I got
The answer to that was waiting at the foot of the stairs.
got
got him
As they stepped into the corridor, Filch's face loomed suddenly out of the darkness.
him
him out
"Well, well, well," he whispered, "we are in trouble."
out
out all
They'd left the invisibility cloak on top of the tower.
all
all right
CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE FORIBIDDEN FOREST Things couldn't have been worse.
right
right before
Filch took them down to Professor McGonagall's study on the first floor, where they sat and waited without saying a word to each other.
before
before the
Hermione was trembling.
the
the Muggles
Excuses, alibis, and wild cover- up stories chased each other around Harry's brain, each more feeble than the last.
Muggles
Muggles started
He couldn't see how they were going to get out of trouble this time.
started
started swarmin
They were cornered.
swarmin
swarmin '
How could they have been so stupid as to forget the cloak?
'
' around
There was no reason on earth that Professor McGonagall would accept for their being out of bed and creeping around the school in the dead of night, let alone being up the tallest astronomy tower, which was out-of-bounds except for classes.
around
around .
Add Norbert and the invisibility cloak, and they might as well be packing their bags already.
.
. He
Had Harry thought that things couldn't have been worse?
He
He fell
He was wrong.
fell
fell asleep
When Professor McGonagall appeared, she was leading Neville.
asleep
asleep as
"Harry!"
as
as we
Neville burst Out, the moment he saw the other two.
we
we was
"I was trying to find you to warn you, I heard Malfoy saying he was going to catch you, he said you had a drag --" Harry shook his head violently to shut Neville up, but Professor McGonagall had seen.
was
was flyin
She looked more likely to breathe fire than Norbert as she towered over the three of them.
flyin
flyin '
"I would never have believed it of any of you.
'
' over
Mr. Filch says you were up in the astronomy tower.
over
over Bristol