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It's one o'clock in the morning.
Bristol
Bristol .
Explain yourselves."
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It was the first time Hermione had ever failed to answer a teacher's question.
''
'' Dumbledore
She was staring at her slippers, as still as a statue.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore and
"I think I've got a good idea of what's been going on," said Professor McGonagall.
and
and Professor
"It doesn't take a genius to work it out.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
You fed Draco Malfoy some cock-and-bull story about a dragon, trying to get him out of bed and into trouble.
McGonagall
McGonagall bent
I've already caught him.
bent
bent forward
I suppose you think it's funny that Longbottom here heard the story and believed it, too?"
forward
forward over
Harry caught Neville's eye and tried to tell him without words that this wasn't true, because Neville was looking stunned and hurt.
over
over the
Poor, blundering Neville -- Harry knew what it must have cost him to try and find them in the dark, to warn them.
the
the bundle
"I'm disgusted," said Professor McGonagall.
bundle
bundle of
"Four students out of bed in one night!
of
of blankets
I've never heard of such a thing before!
blankets
blankets .
You, Miss Granger, I thought you had more sense.
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. Inside
As for you, Mr. Potter, I thought Gryffindor meant more to you than this.
Inside
Inside ,
All three of you will receive detentions -- yes, you too, Mr. Longbottom, nothing gives you the right to walk around school at night, especially these days, it's very dangerous -- and fifty points will be taken from Gryffindor."
,
, just
"Fifty?"
just
just visible
Harry gasped -- they would lose the lead, the lead he'd won in the last Quidditch match.
visible
visible ,
"Fifty points each," said Professor McGonagall, breathing heavily through her long, pointed nose.
,
, was
"Professor -- please "You can't --" "Don't tell me what I can and can't do, Potter.
was
was a
Now get back to bed, all of you.
a
a baby
I've never been more ashamed of Gryffindor students."
baby
baby boy
A hundred and fifty points lost.
boy
boy ,
That put Gryffindor in last place.
,
, fast
In one night, they'd ruined any chance Gryffindor had had for the house cup.
fast
fast asleep
Harry felt as though the bottom had dropped out of his stomach.
asleep
asleep .
How could they ever make up for this?
.
. Under
Harry didn't sleep all night.
Under
Under a
He could hear Neville sobbing into his pillow for what seemed like hours.
a
a tuft
Harry couldn't think of anything to say to comfort him.
tuft
tuft of
He knew Neville, like himself, was dreading the dawn.
of
of jet-black
What would happen when the rest of Gryffindor found out what they'd done?
jet-black
jet-black hair
At first, Gryffindors passing the giant hourglasses that recorded the house points the next day thought there'd been a mistake.
hair
hair over
How could they suddenly have a hundred and fifty points fewer than yesterday?
over
over his
And then the story started to spread: Harry Potter, the famous Harry Potter, their hero of two Quidditch matches, had lo st them all those points, him and a couple of other stupid first years.
his
his forehead
From being one of the most popular and admired people at the school, Harry was suddenly the most hated.
forehead
forehead they
Even Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs turned on him, because everyone had been longing to see Slytherin lose the house cup.
they
they could
Everywhere Harry went, people pointed and didn't trouble to lower their voices as they insulted him.
could
could see
Slytherins, on the other hand, clapped as he walked past them, whistling and cheering, "Thanks Potter, we owe you one!"
see
see a
Only Ron stood by him.
a
a curiously
"They'll all forget this in a few weeks.
curiously
curiously shaped
Fred and George have lost loads of points in all the time they've been here, and people still like them."
shaped
shaped cut
"They've never lost a hundred and fifty points in one go, though, have they?"
cut
cut ,
said Harry miserably.
,
, like
"Well -- no," Ron admitted.
like
like a
It was a bit late to repair the damage, but Harry swore to himself not to meddle in things that weren't his business from now on.
a
a bolt
He'd had it with sneaking around and spying.
bolt
bolt of
He felt so ashamed of himself that he went to Wood and offered to resign from the Quidditch team.
of
of lightning
"Resign?"
lightning
lightning .
Wood thundered.
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. ``
"What good'll that do?
``
`` Is
How are we going to get any points back if we can't win at Quidditch?"
Is
Is that
But even Quidditch had lost its fun.
that
that where
The rest of the team wouldn't speak to Harry during practice, and if they had to speak about him, they called him "the Seeker."
where
where -
Hermione and Neville were suffering, too.
-
- ?
They didn't have as bad a time as Harry, because they weren't as well-known, but nobody would speak to them, either.
?
? ''
Hermione had stopped drawing attention to herself in class, keeping her head down and working in silence.
''
'' whispered
Harry was almost glad that the exams weren't far away.
whispered
whispered Professor
All the studying he had to do kept his mind off his misery.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
He, Ron, and Hermione kept to themselves, working late into the night, trying to remember the ingredients in complicated potions, learn charms and spells by heart, memorize the dates of magical discoveries and goblin rebellions.... Then, about a week before the exams were due to start, Harry's new resolution not to interfere in anything that didn't concern him was put to an unexpected test.
McGonagall
McGonagall .
Walking back from the library on his own one afternoon, he heard somebody whimpering from a classroom up ahead.
.
. ``
As he drew closer, he heard Quirrell's voice.
``
`` Yes
"No -- no -- not again, please --" It sounded as though someone was threatening him.
Yes
Yes ,
Harry moved closer.
,
, ''
"All right -- all right --" he heard Quirrell sob.
''
'' said
Next second, Quirrell came hurrying out of the classroom straightening his turban.
said
said Dumbledore
He was pale and looked as though he was about to cry.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore .
He strode out of sight; Harry didn't think Quirrell had even noticed him.
.
. ``
He waited until Quirrell's footsteps had disappeared, then peered into the classroom.
``
`` He
It was empty, but a door stood ajar at the other end.
He
He 'll
Harry was halfway toward it before he remembered what he'd promised himself about not meddling.
'll
'll have
All the same, he'd have gambled twelve Sorcerer's Stones that Snape had just left the room, and from what Harry had just heard, Snape would be walking with a new spring in his step -- Quirrell seemed to have given in at last.
have
have that
Harry went back to the library, where Hermione was testing Ron on Astronomy.
that
that scar
Harry told them what he'd heard.
scar
scar forever
"Snape's done it, then!"
forever
forever .
said Ron.
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. ''
"If Quirrell's told him how to break his Anti-Dark Force spell --" "There's still Fluffy, though," said Hermione.
''
'' ``
"Maybe Snape's found out how to get past him without asking Hagrid," said Ron, looking up at the thousands of books surrounding them.
``
`` Could
"I bet there's a book somewhere in here telling you how to get past a giant three-headed dog.
Could
Could n't
So what do we do, Harry?"
n't
n't you
The light of adventure was kindling again in Ron's eyes, but Hermione answered before Harry could.
you
you do
"Go to Dumbledore.
do
do something
That's what we should have done ages ago.
something
something about
If we try anything ourselves we'll be thrown out for sure."
about
about it
"But we've got no proof!"
it
it ,
said Harry.
,
, Dumbledore
"Quirrell's too scared to back us up.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ?
Snape's only got to say he doesn't know how the troll got in at Halloween and that he was nowhere near the third floor -- who do you think they'll believe, him or us?
?
? ''
It's not exactly a secret we hate him, Dumbledore'll think we made it up to get him sacked.
''
'' ``
Filch wouldn't help us if his life depended on it, he's too friendly with Snape, and the more students get thrown out, the better, he'll think.
``
`` Even
And don't forget, we're not supposed to know about the Stone or Fluffy.
Even
Even if
That'll take a lot of explaining."
if
if I
Hermione looked convinced, but Ron didn't.
I
I could
"If we just do a bit of poking around --" "No," said Harry flatly, "we've done enough poking around."
could
could ,
He pulled a map of Jupiter toward him and started to learn the names of its moons.
,
, I
The following morning, notes were delivered to Harry, Hermione, and Neville at the breakfast table.
I
I would
They were all the same: Your detention will take place at eleven o'clock tonight.
would
would n't
Meet Mr. Filch in the entrance hall.
n't
n't .
Professor McGonagall Harry had forgotten they still had detentions to do in the furor over the points they'd lost.
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