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The odd thing is, Harry, he said softly, that it may not have meant you at all. Sybills prophecy could have applied to two wizard boys, both born at the end of July that year, both of whom had parents in the Order of the Phoenix, both sets of parents having narrowly escaped Voldemort three times. One, of course, was you. The other was Neville Longbottom. But then. but then, why was it my name on the prophecy and not Nevilles. The official record was relabeled after Voldemorts attack on you as a child, said Dumbledore. It seemed plain to the keeper of the Hall of Prophecy that Voldemort could only have tried to kill you because he knew you to be the one to whom Sybill was referring. Then - it might not be me. said Harry. I am afraid, said Dumbledore slowly, looking as though every word cost him a great effort, that there is no doubt that it is you. But you said - Neville was born at the end of July too - and his mum and dad - You are forgetting the next part of the prophecy, the final identifying feature of the boy who could vanquish Voldemort. Voldemort himself would mark him as his equal. And so he did, Harry. He chose you, not Neville. He gave you the scar that has proved both blessing and curse. But he might have chosen wrong. said Harry. He might have marked the wrong person. He chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger to him, said Dumbledore. And notice this, Harry. He chose, not the pureblood (which, according to his creed, is the only kind of wizard worth being or knowing), but the half-blood, like himself. He saw himself in you before he had ever seen you, and in marking you with that scar, he did not kill you, as he intended, but gave you powers, and a future, which have fitted you to escape him not once, but four times so far - something that neither your parents, nor Nevilles parents, ever achieved. Why did he do it, then. said Harry, who felt numb and cold. Why did he try and kill me as a baby. He should have waited to see whether Neville or I looked more dangerous when we were older and tried to kill whoever it was then - That might, indeed, have been the more practical course, said Dumbledore, except that Voldemorts information about the prophecy was incomplete. The Hogs Head Inn, which Sybill chose for its cheapness, has long attracted, shall we say, a more interesting clientele than the Three Broomsticks. As you and your friends found out to your cost, and I to mine that night, it is a place where it is never safe to assume you are not being overheard. Of course, I had not dreamed, when I set out to meet Sybill Trelawney, that I would hear anything worth overhearing. My - our - one stroke of good fortune was that the eavesdropper was detected only a short way into the prophecy and thrown from the building. So he only heard. He heard only the first part, the part foretelling the birth of a boy in July to parents who had thrice defied Voldemort. Consequently, he could not warn his master that to attack you would be to risk transferring power to you - again marking you as his equal. So Voldemort never knew that there might be danger in attacking you, that it might be wise to wait or to learn more. He did not know that you click to see more have power the Dark Lord knows not - But I dont. said Harry in a strangled voice. I havent any powers he hasnt got, I couldnt fight the way he did tonight, I cant possess people or - or kill them - There is a room in the Department of Mysteries, interrupted Dumbledore, that is kept locked at all times. It contains a force that is at once more wonderful and more terrible than death, than human intelligence, than forces of nature. It is also, perhaps, the most mysterious of the many subjects for study that reside there. It is the power held within that room that you possess in such quantities and which Voldemort has not at all. That power took you to save Sirius tonight. That power also saved you from possession by Voldemort, because he could not bear to reside in a body so full of the force he detests. In the end, it mattered not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart that saved you. Harry closed his eyes. If he had not gone to save Sirius, Sirius would not have died. More to stave off the moment when he would have to think of Sirius again, Harry asked, without caring much about the answer, The end of the prophecy. it was something about. neither can live. while the other survives, said Dumbledore. So, said Harry, dredging up the words from what felt like a deep well of despair inside him, so does that mean that. that one of us has got to kill the other one. in the end. Yes, said Dumbledore. For a long time, neither https://godeddaddygogogo.cloud/windows/pubg-windows-10-download-virtualbox.php them spoke. Somewhere far beyond the office walls, Harry could hear the sound of voices, students heading down to the Great Hall for an early breakfast, perhaps. It seemed impossible that there could be people in the world who still desired food, who laughed, who neither knew nor cared that Sirius Black was gone forever. Sirius seemed a million miles away already, even if a part of Harry still believed that if he had only go here back that veil, he would have found Sirius looking back at him, greeting him, perhaps, with his laugh like a bark. I feel I owe you another explanation, Harry, said Dumbledore hesitantly. You may, perhaps, have wondered why I never chose you as a prefect. I must confess. that I rather thought. you had enough responsibility to be going on with. Harry looked up at him and saw a tear trickling down Dumbledores face into his long silver beard. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT Click at this page SECOND WAR BEGINS HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED RETURNS In a brief statement Friday night, Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has returned to this country and is active once more. It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord - well, you know who I mean - is alive and among us again, said Fudge, looking tired and flustered as he addressed reporters. It is with almost equal regret that we report the mass revolt of the dementors of Azkaban, who have shown themselves averse to continuing in the Ministrys employ. We believe that the dementors are currently taking direction from Lord - Thingy. We urge the magical population to remain vigilant. The Ministry is currently publishing guides to elementary home and personal defense that will be delivered free to all Wizarding homes within the coming month. The Ministers statement was met with dismay and alarm from the Wizarding community, which as recently as last Wednesday was receiving Ministry assurances that there was no truth whatsoever in these persistent rumors that You-Know-Who is operating amongst us once more. Details of the events that led to the Ministry turnaround are still hazy, though it is believed that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and a select band of followers (known as Death Eaters) gained entry to the Ministry of Magic itself on Thursday evening. Albus Dumbledore, newly reinstated headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, reinstated member of the International Confederation of Wizards, and reinstated Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, was unavailable for comment last night. He has insisted for a year that You-Know-Who was not dead, as was widely hoped and believed, but recruiting followers once more for a fresh attempt to seize power. Meanwhile the Boy Who Lived - There you are, Harry, I knew theyd drag you into it somehow, said Hermione, looking over the top of the paper at him. They were in the hospital wing. Harry was sitting on the end of Rons bed and they were both listening to Hermione read the front page of the Sunday Prophet. Ginny, whose ankle had been mended in a trice by Madam Pomfrey, was curled up at the foot of Hermiones bed; Neville, whose nose had likewise been returned to its normal size and shape, was in a chair between the two beds; and Luna, who had dropped in to visit clutching the latest edition of The Quibbler, was reading the magazine upside down and apparently not taking in a word Hermione was saying. Hes the Boy Who Lived again now, though, isnt he. said Ron darkly. Not such a show-off maniac anymore, eh. He helped himself to a handful of Chocolate Frogs from the immense pile on his bedside cabinet, threw a few to Harry, Ginny, and Neville, and ripped off the wrapper of his own with his teeth. There were still deep welts on his forearms where the brains tentacles had wrapped around him. According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts could leave deeper scarring than almost anything else, though since she had started applying copious amounts of Dr. Ubblys Oblivious Unction, there seemed to be some improvement. Yes, theyre very complimentary about you now, Harry, said Hermione, now scanning down the article. A lone voice of truth. perceived as unbalanced, yet never wavered in his story. forced to bear ridicule and slander. Hmmm, said Hermione, frowning, I notice they dont mention the fact that it was them doing all the ridiculing and slandering, though. She winced slightly and put a hand to her ribs. The curse Dolohov had used on her, though less effective than it would have been had he been able to say the incantation aloud, had nevertheless caused, in Madam Pomfreys words, quite enough damage to be going on with. Hermione was having to take ten different types of potion every day and although she was improving greatly, was already bored with the hospital wing. You-Know-Whos Last Attempt to Take Over, pages two to four, What the Ministry Should Have Told Us, page five, Why Nobody Listened to Albus Dumbledore, pages six to eight, Exclusive Interview with Harry Potter, page nine. Well, said Hermione, folding up the newspaper and throwing it aside, its certainly given them lots to write about. And that interview with Harry isnt exclusive, its the one that was in The Quibbler months ago. Daddy sold it to them, said Luna vaguely, turning a page of The Quibbler. He got a very good price for it too, so were going to go on an expedition to Sweden this summer and see if we can catch a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. Hermione seemed to struggle with herself for a moment, then said, That sounds lovely. Ginny caught Harrys eye and looked away quickly, grinning. So anyway, said Hermione, sitting up a little straighter and wincing again, whats How to get call of duty on pc mw2 on in school. Well, Flitwicks got rid of Fred and Georges swamp, said Ginny. He did it in about three seconds. But he left a tiny patch under the window and hes roped it off - Why. said Hermione, looking startled. Oh, he just says it was a really good bit of magic, said Ginny, shrugging. I think he left it as a monument to Fred and George, said Ron through a mouthful of chocolate. They sent me all these, you know, he told Harry, pointing at the small mountain of Frogs beside him. 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Since she had returned to the castle she had not, as far as any of them knew, uttered a single word. Nobody really knew what was wrong with her either. Her usually neat mousy hair was very untidy and there were bits of twig and leaf in it, but otherwise she seemed to be quite unscathed. Madam Pomfrey says shes just in shock, whispered Hermione. Sulking, more like, said Ginny. Yeah, she shows signs of life if you do this, said Ron, and with his tongue he made soft clip-clopping noises. Umbridge sat bolt upright, looking wildly around. Anything wrong, Professor. called Madam Pomfrey, poking her head around her office door. No. no. said Umbridge, sinking back into her pillows, no, I must have been dreaming. Hermione and Ginny muffled their laughter in the bedclothes. Speaking of centaurs, said Hermione, when she had recovered a little, whos Divination teacher now. Is Firenze staying. Hes got to, said Harry, the other centaurs wont take him back, will they. 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Harry knew he was checking for signs of teachers. Then he looked back at Harry and said in a low voice, Youre dead, Potter. Harry raised his eyebrows. Funny, he said, youd think Id have stopped walking around. Malfoy looked angrier than Harry had ever seen him. He felt a kind of detached satisfaction at the sight of his pale, pointed face contorted with rage. Youre going to pay, said Malfoy in a voice barely louder than a whisper. Im going to make you pay for what youve done to my father. Well, Im terrified now, said Harry sarcastically. I spose Lord Voldemorts just a warm-up act compared to you three - whats the matter. he said, for Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had all looked stricken at the sound of the name. Hes your dads mate, isnt he. Not scared of him, are you. You think youre such a big man, Potter, said Malfoy, advancing now, Crabbe and Goyle flanking him. You wait. Ill have you. You cant land my father in prison - I thought I just had, said Harry. The dementors have left Azkaban, said Malfoy quietly. Dad and the othersll be out in no time. Yeah, I expect they will, said Harry. Still, at least everyone knows what scumbags they are now - Malfoys hand flew toward his wand, but Harry was too quick for him. He had drawn his own wand before Malfoys fingers had even entered the pocket of his robes. Potter. The voice rang across the entrance hall; Snape had emerged from the staircase leading down to his office, and at the sight of him Harry felt a great rush of hatred beyond anything he felt toward Malfoy. Whatever Dumbledore said, he would never forgive Snape. never. What are you doing, Potter. said Snape coldly as ever, as he strode over to the four of them. Im trying to decide what curse to use on Malfoy, sir, said Harry fiercely. Snape stared at him. Put that wand away at once, he said curtly. Ten points from Gryff - Snape looked toward the giant hourglasses on the walls and gave a sneering smile. I see there are no longer any points left in the Gryffindor hourglass to take away. In that case, Potter, we will simply have to - Add some more. Professor McGonagall had just stumped up the stone steps into the castle. She was carrying a tartan carpetbag in one hand and leaning heavily on a walking stick with her other, but otherwise looked quite well. Professor McGonagall. said Snape, striding forward. Out of St. Mungos, I see. Yes, Professor Snape, said Professor McGonagall, shrugging off her traveling cloak, Im quite as good as new. You two - Crabbe - Goyle - She beckoned them forward imperiously and they came, shuffling their large feet and looking awkward. Here, said Professor McGonagall, thrusting her carpetbag into Crabbes chest and her cloak into Goyles, take these up to my office for me. They turned and stumped away up the marble staircase. Right then, said Professor McGonagall, looking up at the hourglasses on the wall, well, I think Potter and his friends ought to have fifty points apiece for alerting the world to the return of You-Know-Who. What say you, Professor Snape. What. snapped Snape, though Harry knew he had heard perfectly well. Oh - well - I suppose. So thats fifty each for Potter, the two Weasleys, Longbottom, and Miss Granger, said Professor McGonagall, and a shower of rubies fell down into the bottom bulb of Gryffindors hourglass as she spoke. Oh - and fifty for Miss Lovegood, I suppose, she added, and a number of sapphires fell into Ravenclaws glass. Now, you wanted to take ten from Mr. Potter, I think, Professor Snape - so there we are. A few rubies retreated into the upper bulb, leaving a respectable amount below nevertheless. Well, Potter, Malfoy, I think you ought to be outside on a glorious day like this, Professor McGonagall continued briskly. Harry did not need telling twice. He thrust his wand back inside his robes and headed straight for the front doors without another glance at Snape and Malfoy. The hot sun hit him with a blast as he walked across the lawns toward Hagrids cabin. Students lying around on the grass sunbathing, talking, reading the Sunday Prophet, and eating sweets looked up at him as he passed. Some called out to him, or else waved, clearly eager to show that they, like the Prophet, had decided he was something of a hero. Harry said nothing to any of them. He had no idea how much they knew of what had happened three days ago, but he had so far avoided being questioned and preferred it that way. He thought at first when he knocked on Hagrids cabin door that he was out, but then Fang came charging around the corner and almost bowled him over with the enthusiasm of his welcome. Hagrid, it transpired, was picking runner beans in his back garden.
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