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Lupins head was lengthening. So was his body. His shoulders were hunching. Hair was sprouting visibly on his face and hands, which were curling into clawed paws. Crookshankss hair was on end again; he was backing away - As the werewolf reared, snapping its long jaws, Sirius disappeared from Harrys side. He had transformed. The enormous, bearlike dog bounded forward. As the werewolf wrenched itself free of the manacle binding it, the dog seized it about the neck and pulled it backward, away from Ron and Pettigrew. They were locked, jaw to jaw, claws ripping at each other - Harry stood, transfixed by the sight, too intent upon the battle to notice anything else. It was Hermiones scream that alerted him - Pettigrew had dived for Lupins dropped wand. Ron, unsteady on his bandaged leg, fell. There was a bang, a burst of light - and Ron lay motionless on the ground. Another bang - Crookshanks flew into the air and back to the earth in a heap. Expelliarmus. Harry yelled, pointing his own wand at Pettigrew; Lupins wand flew high into the air and out of sight. Stay where you are. Harry shouted, running forward. Too late. Pettigrew had transformed. Harry saw his bald tail whip through the manacle on Rons outstretched arm and heard a scurrying through the grass. There was a howl and a rumbling growl; Harry turned to see the werewolf taking flight; it was galloping into the forest - Sirius, hes gone, Pettigrew transformed. Harry yelled. Sirius was bleeding; there were gashes across his muzzle and back, but at Harrys words he scrambled up again, and in an instant, the sound of his paws faded to silence as he pounded away across the grounds. Harry and Hermione dashed over to Ron. What did he do to him. Hermione whispered. Rons eyes were only halfclosed, his mouth hung open; he was definitely alive, they could hear him breathing, but he didnt seem to recognize them. I dont know. Harry looked desperately around. Black and Lupin both gone. they had no one but Snape for company, still hanging, unconscious, in midair. Wed better get them up to the castle and tell someone, said Harry, pushing his hair out of his eyes, trying to think straight. Come - But then, from beyond the range of their vision, they heard a yelping, a whining: a dog in pain. Sirius, Harry muttered, staring into the darkness. He had a moments indecision, but there was nothing they could do for Ron at the moment, and by the sound of it, Black was in trouble - Harry set off at a run, Hermione right behind him. The yelping seemed to be coming from near the lake. They pelted toward it, and Harry, running flat out, felt the cold without realizing what it must mean - The yelping stopped abruptly. As they reached the lakeshore, they saw why - Sirius had turned back into a man. He was crouched on all fours, his hands over his head. Nooo, he moaned. Noooo. please. And then Harry saw them. Dementors, at least a hundred of them, gliding in a black mass around the lake toward them. He spun around, the familiar, icy cold penetrating his insides, fog starting to obscure his vision; more were appearing out of the darkness on every side; they were encircling them. Hermione, think of something happy. Harry yelled, raising his wand, blinking furiously to try and clear his vision, shaking his head to rid it of the faint screaming that had started inside it - Im going to live with my godfather. Im leaving the Dursleys. He forced himself to think of Sirius, and only Sirius, and began to chant: Expecto Patronum. Expecto Patronum. Black gave a shudder, rolled over, and lay motionless on the ground, pale as death. Hell be all right. Im going to go and live apex legends mac him. Expecto Patronum. Hermione, help me. Expecto Patronum. Expecto - Hermione whispered, Expecto - Expecto - But she couldnt do it. The dementors were closing in, barely ten feet from them. 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Expecto - Expecto Patronum - He could feel them watching him, hear their rattling breath like an evil wind around him. The nearest dementor seemed to be considering him. Then it raised both its rotting hands - and lowered its hood. Where there should have been eyes, there was only thin, gray scabbed skin, stretched blankly over empty sockets. But there was a mouth. a gaping, shapeless hole, sucking the air with the sound of a death rattle. A paralyzing terror filled Harry so that he couldnt move or speak. His Patronus flickered and died. White fog was blinding him. He had to fight. Expecto Patronum. he couldnt see. and in the distance, he heard the familiar screaming. Expecto Patronum. he groped in the mist for Sirius, and found his arm. they werent going to take him. But a pair of strong, clammy hands suddenly attached themselves around Harrys neck. They were forcing his face upward. He could feel its breath. It was going to get rid of him first. He could feel its putrid breath. His mother was screaming in his ears. She was going to be congratulate, diablo iv necromancer you last thing he ever heard - And then, through the fog that was drowning him, he thought he saw a silvery light growing brighter and brighter. He felt himself fall forward onto the grass - Facedown, too weak to move, sick and shaking, Harry opened his eyes. The dementor must have released him. The blinding light was illuminating the grass around him. The screaming had stopped, the cold was ebbing away. Something was driving the dementors back. It was circling around him and Sirius and Hermione. The rattling, sucking sounds of the dementors were fading. They were leaving. The air was warm again. With every ounce of strength he could muster, Harry raised his head a few inches and saw an animal amid the light, galloping away across the lake. Eyes blurred with sweat, Harry tried to make out what it was. Pc windows new pubg: download version 10 battlegrounds was as bright as a unicorn. Fighting to stay conscious, Harry watched it canter to a halt as it reached the opposite shore. For a moment, Harry saw, by its brightness, somebody welcoming it back. raising his hand to pat it. someone who looked strangely familiar. but it couldnt be. Harry didnt understand. He couldnt think anymore. He felt the last of his strength leave him, and his head hit the ground as he fainted. S CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE HERMIONES SECRET hocking business. shocking. miracle none of them died. never heard the like. apex id public.com thunder, it was lucky you were there, Snape. Thank you, Minister. Order of Merlin, Second Class, Id say. First Class, if I can wangle it. Thank you very much indeed, Minister. Nasty cut youve got there. Blacks work, I suppose. As a matter of fact, it was Potter, Weasley, and Granger, Minister. Black had bewitched them, I saw it immediately. A Confundus Charm, to judge by their behavior. They seemed to think there was a possibility he was innocent. They werent continue reading for their actions. On the other hand, their interference might have permitted Black to escape. They obviously thought they were going to catch Black single-handed. Theyve got away with a great deal before now. Im afraid its given them a rather high opinion of themselves. and of course Potter has always been allowed an extraordinary amount of license by the headmaster - Ah, well, Snape. Harry Potter, you know. weve all got a bit of a blind spot where hes concerned. And yet - is it good for him to be given so much special treatment. Personally, I try and treat him like any other student. And any other student would be suspended - at the very least - for leading his friends into such danger. Consider, Minister - against all school rules - after all the precautions put in place for his protection - out-of-bounds, at night, consorting with a werewolf and a murderer - and I have reason to believe he has been visiting Hogsmeade illegally too - Well, well. we shall see, Snape, we shall see. The boy has undoubtedly been foolish. Harry lay listening with his eyes tight shut. He felt very groggy. The words he was hearing seemed to be traveling very slowly from his ears to his brain, so that it was difficult to understand. His limbs felt like lead; his eyelids too heavy to lift. He wanted to lie here, on this comfortable bed, forever. What amazes me most is the behavior of the dementors. youve really no idea what made them retreat, Snape. No, Minister. by the time I had come round they were heading back to their positions at the entrances. Extraordinary. And yet Black, and Harry, and the girl - All unconscious by the time I reached them. I bound and gagged Black, naturally, conjured stretchers, and brought them all straight back to the castle. There was a pause. Harrys brain seemed to be moving a little faster, and as it did, a gnawing sensation grew in the pit of his stomach. He opened his eyes. Everything was slightly blurred. Somebody had removed his glasses. He was lying in the dark hospital wing. At the very end of the ward, he could make out Madam Pomfrey with her back to him, bending over a bed. Harry squinted. Rons red hair was visible beneath Madam Pomfreys arm. Harry moved his head over on the pillow. In the bed to his right lay Hermione. Moonlight was falling across her bed. Her eyes were open too. She looked petrified, and when she saw that Harry was awake, pressed a finger to her lips, then pointed to the hospital wing door. It was ajar, and the voices of Cornelius Fudge and Snape were coming through it from the corridor outside. Madam Pomfrey now came walking briskly up the dark ward to Harrys bed. He turned to look at her. She was carrying the largest block of chocolate he had ever seen in his life. It looked like a small boulder. Ah, youre awake. she said briskly. She placed the chocolate on Harrys bedside table and began breaking it apart with a small hammer. Hows Ron. Diablo iv lunar event Harry and Hermione together. Hell live, said Madam Pomfrey grimly. As for you two. youll be staying here until Im satisfied youre - Potter, what do you think youre doing. Harry was sitting up, putting his glasses back on, and picking up his wand. I need to see the headmaster, he said. You call of duty vanguard xbox one that, said Madam Pomfrey soothingly, its all right. Theyve got Black. Hes locked away upstairs. The dementors will be performing the Kiss any moment now - WHAT. Harry jumped up out of bed; Hermione had done the same. But his shout had been heard in the corridor outside; next second, Cornelius Fudge and Snape had entered the ward. Harry, Harry, whats this. said Fudge, looking agitated. You should be in bed - has he had any chocolate. he asked Madam Pomfrey anxiously. Minister, listen. Harry said. Sirius Blacks innocent. Peter Pettigrew faked his own death. We saw him tonight. You cant let the dementors do that thing to Sirius, hes - But Fudge was shaking his head with a small smile on his face. Harry, Harry, youre very confused, youve been through a dreadful ordeal, lie back down, now, weve got everything under control. YOU HAVENT. Harry yelled. YOUVE GOT THE WRONG MAN. Minister, listen, please, Hermione said; she had hurried to Harrys side and was gazing imploringly into Fudges face. I saw him too. It was Rons rat, hes an Animagus, Pettigrew, I mean, and - You see, Minister. said Snape. Confunded, both of them. Blacks done a very good job on them. WERE NOT CONFUNDED. Harry roared. Minister. Professor. said Madam Pomfrey angrily. I must insist that you leave. Potter link my patient, and he should not be distressed. Im not distressed, Im trying to tell them what happened. Harry said furiously. If theyd just listen - But Madam Pomfrey suddenly stuffed a large chunk of chocolate into Harrys mouth; he choked, and she seized the opportunity to force him back onto the bed. Now, please, Minister, these children need care. Please leave - The door opened again. It was Dumbledore. Harry swallowed his mouthful of chocolate with great difficulty and got up again. Professor Dumbledore, Sirius Black - For heavens sake. said Madam Pomfrey hysterically. Is this a hospital wing or not. Headmaster, I must insist - My apologies, Poppy, but I need a word with Mr. Potter and Miss Granger, said Dumbledore calmly. I have just been talking Diablo iv lunar event Sirius Black - I suppose hes told you the same fairy tale hes planted in Potters mind. spat Snape. Something about a rat, and Pettigrew being alive - That, indeed, is Blacks story, said Dumbledore, surveying Snape closely through his half-moon spectacles. And does my evidence count for nothing. snarled Snape. Peter Pettigrew was not in the Shrieking Shack, nor did I see any sign of him on the grounds. That was because you were knocked out, Professor. said Hermione earnestly. You didnt arrive in time to hear - Miss Granger, HOLD YOUR TONGUE. Now, Snape, said Fudge, startled, the young lady is disturbed in her mind, we must make allowances - I would like to speak to Harry and Hermione alone, said Dumbledore abruptly. Cornelius, Severus, Poppy - please leave us. Headmaster. sputtered Madam Pomfrey. They need treatment, Diablo iv lunar event need rest - This cannot wait, said Dumbledore. I must insist. Madam Pomfrey pursed her lips and strode away into her office at the end of the ward, slamming the door behind her. Fudge consulted the large gold pocket watch dangling from his waistcoat. The dementors should have arrived by now, he said. Ill go and meet them. Dumbledore, Ill see you upstairs. He crossed to the door and held it open for Snape, but Snape hadnt moved. You surely dont believe a word of Blacks story. Snape whispered, his eyes fixed on Dumbledores face. I wish to speak to Harry and Hermione alone, Dumbledore repeated. Snape took a step toward Dumbledore. Sirius Black showed he was capable of murder at the age of sixteen, he breathed. You havent forgotten that, Headmaster. You havent forgotten that he once tried to kill me. My memory is as good as it ever was, Severus, said Dumbledore quietly. Snape turned on his heel and marched through the door Fudge was still holding. It closed behind them, and Dumbledore turned to Harry and Hermione. They both burst into speech at the same time.
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