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Harry felt a horrible jolt of dread as he stood trembling in the freezing air. C-cut it out. Stop doing it. Ill h-hit you, I swear I will. Dudley, shut - WHAM. A fist made dteam with the side of Harrys head, lifting Harry off his feet. Small white lights popped in front of Harrys eyes; for the second time in an hour he felt as though his head had been cleaved in two; next moment he had landed hard on the ground, and his wand had flown out of his hand. You moron, Dudley. Harry yelled, his eyes watering with pain, as he scrambled to his hands and knees, now feeling around frantically in the blackness. He heard Dudley blundering away, hitting the alley fence, stumbling. DUDLEY, COME BACK. YOURE RUNNING RIGHT AT IT. There was a horrible squealing yell, and Dudleys footsteps stopped. At the same moment, Harry felt a creeping chill behind him that could mean only one thing. There was more than one. DUDLEY, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. WHATEVER YOU DO, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. Wand. Harry muttered frantically, his hands flying over the ground like spiders. Wheres - wand - come on - Lumos. He said the spell automatically, desperate for light to help him in his search - and to his disbelieving relief, light flared inches from his right hand - the wand-tip stam ignited. Harry snatched it up, scrambled to his feet, and turned around. His stomach turned over. A towering, hooded figure was gliding smoothly toward him, hovering over the ground, no feet or face visible beneath its robes, sucking on the night as it came. Stumbling backward, Harry raised his wand. Expecto Patronum. A silvery wisp of vapor shot from the tip of the wand and the dementor slowed, but the spell hadnt worked properly; tripping over his feet, Harry retreated farther as the dementor bore down upon him, panic fogging his brain - concentrate - A pair of gray, slimy, scabbed hands slid from inside the dementors robes, reaching for him. A rushing noise filled Harrys ears. Expecto Patronum. His voice sounded dim and distant. Another wisp of silver smoke, feebler than the last, drifted from the wand - he couldnt do it anymore, he couldnt work the spell - There was laughter inside his own head, shrill, high-pitched laughter. He could smell the dementors putrid, death-cold breath, filling his own lungs, drowning him - Think. something happy. But there was no happiness in him. The dementors icy fingers were closing on his throat - the high-pitched laughter was erview louder and louder, and a voice spoke inside his head - Bow to death, Harry. It might even be painless. I would not know. I have never died. He was never going to see Ron and Hermione again - And their faces burst clearly into his mind as he fought for breath - EXPECTO PATRONUM. An enormous silver stag erupted from the tip of Harrys wand; its antlers caught the dementor in the place where the heart should have been; it was thrown backward, weightless as darkness, and as the stag charged, the dementor swooped away, batlike steaam defeated. THIS WAY. Harry shouted at the stag. Wheeling around, he sprinted down the alleyway, holding the lit wand aloft. DUDLEY. DUDLEY. He had run barely a dozen steps when he reached them: Dudley was curled on the ground, his arms steamm over his face; eeck second dementor was crouching low over him, gripping his wrists in its slimy hands, prizing them slowly, almost lovingly apart, lowering its hooded head toward Dudleys face as though about to kiss him. GET IT. Harry bellowed, and with a rushing, roaring sound, the silver stag he had conjured came galloping back past him. The dementors eyeless face was barely an inch from Dudleys when the silver antlers caught it; the thing was thrown up into the air and, like its fellow, it soared away and was absorbed into the darkness. The stag cantered to the end of the alleyway and dissolved into silver mist. Moon, stars, and streetlamps burst back into life. A warm breeze swept the alleyway. Trees rustled in neighboring gardens and the mundane rumble of cars in Magnolia Crescent filled the air ssteam. Harry stood quite still, all his senses vibrating, taking in the abrupt return to normality. After a moment sheam became aware that his T-shirt was sticking to him; he was drenched in sweat. He could not believe what had just happened. Dementors here, in Little Whinging. Dudley lay curled up on the ground, whimpering and shaking. Harry bent down to see whether he was in a fit state to stand up, but then heard loud, running footsteps coooer him; instinctively raising his wand again, he spun on his heel to face the newcomer. Mrs. Figg, their batty old neighbor, came panting into sight. Her grizzled gray hair was escaping from its hairnet, a clanking string shopping bag was swinging from her wrist, and her feet were halfway out of her tartan carpet continue reading. Harry made to stow his wand hurriedly out of sight, but - Dont put it away, idiot boy. she shrieked. What if there are more of them around. Oh, Im going to kill Mundungus Fletcher. W CHAPTER TWO A PECK OF OWLS hat. said Harry blankly. He left. said Mrs. Check this out, wringing her hands. Left to see someone about a batch of cauldrons that fell off the back of a broom. I told him Id flay him alive if he went, and now look. Dementors. Its just lucky I put Mr. Tibbles on the case. But we havent got time to stand around. Hurry, now, decm got to get you back. Oh, the trouble this is going to cause. I will kill him. But - Ssteam revelation that his batty old cat-obsessed neighbor knew what dementors were was almost as big a shock to Harry as meeting two of them down the alleyway. Youre - youre a witch. Im a Stteam, as Mundungus knows full well, so how on earth was I supposed to help you fight off dementors. He left you completely without cover when I warned him - This bloke Mundungus has been following me. Hang on - it was him. He Disapparated from the front of my house. Yes, yes, yes, but luckily Id stationed Mr. Tibbles under a car just in case, and Mr. Tibbles came and warned me, but by the time I got to your house youd gone - and now - oh, whats Dumbledore going to say. You. she shrieked at Dudley, still supine on the alley floor. Get your fat bottom off the ground, quick. You know Dumbledore. said Harry, staring at her. Of course I know Dumbledore, who doesnt know Dumbledore. But come on - Ill be no help if they dekc back, Ive never so much as Transfigured a teabag - She stooped down, seized one of Dudleys massive arms in her wizened hands, and tugged. Get up, you useless lump, get up. But Dudley either could not or would not move. He was still on the ground, trembling and ashen-faced, his mouth shut very tight. Ill do it. Harry took hold of Dudleys arm and heaved: With an enormous effort he managed to hoist Dudley to his feet. Dudley seemed to be on the point of fainting: His small eyes were rolling in their sockets and sweat was beading his face; the moment Harry let go of him he swayed dedk. Hurry up. said Mrs. Figg hysterically. Harry pulled one of Dudleys massive arms around his own shoulders and dragged him toward the road, sagging slightly under his weight. Mrs. Figg tottered along in front of them, peering anxiously around the corner. Keep your wand out, she told Harry, as they entered Wisteria Walk. Never mind the Statute of Secrecy now, theres going to be hell to pay anyway, we might as well be hanged for a dragon as an egg. Talk about the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery. This was exactly what Dumbledore was afraid of - whats that at the end of the street. Oh, its just Mr. Prentice. Dont put your wand away, boy, dont I keep telling you Im no use. It was not easy to hold a wand steady and carry Dudley along at the same time. Harry gave his cousin an impatient dig in the ribs, but Dudley seemed to have lost all desire for independent movement. He was slumped on Harrys shoulder, his large feet dragging along the ground. Why didnt you tell me youre a Jsaux steam deck cooler review. Harry asked Mrs. Figg, panting with the effort to keep walking. All those times Dekc came round your house - why didnt you say anything. Dumbledores orders. I was to keep an eye on you but not say anything, you were too young. Im sorry I gave you such a miserable time, but the Dursleys would never have let you come if theyd thought you enjoyed it. It wasnt easy, you know. But oh my word, she said tragically, wringing her hands once more, when Dumbledore hears about this - how could Mundungus have left, he was supposed to be on duty until midnight - where is he. Setam am I going to tell Dumbledore whats happened, I cant Apparate - Ive got Jsaux steam deck cooler review owl, you can borrow her, Harry groaned, wondering whether his spine was going to snap under Dudleys weight. Harry, you dont understand. Dumbledore will need to act as quickly as possible, the Ministry have their own ways of detecting underage magic, theyll know already, you mark my words - But I was getting rid of dementors, I had to use magic - theyre going to be more worried what dementors were doing floating around Wisteria Walk, surely. Oh my dear, I wish it were so but Im afraid - MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU. There was a loud crack and a strong smell of mingled drink and stale tobacco filled the air as a squat, unshaven man in a tattered overcoat materialized right in front of them. He had short bandy legs, long straggly ginger hair, and bloodshot baggy eyes that gave him the doleful look of a basset hound; he was also clutching a silvery cloler that Coo,er recognized at once as an Invisibility Cloak. S up, Figgy. he said, staring from Mrs. Figg to Harry and Dudley. What appened to staying undercover. Ill give you undercover. cried Mrs. Figg. Dementors, you useless, skiving sneak thief. Dementors. repeated Mundungus, aghast. Dementors here. Yes, here, you worthless pile of bat droppings, here. shrieked Mrs. Figg. Dementors attacking the boy on your watch. Blimey, said Mundungus weakly, looking from Mrs. Figg to Harry and back again. Blimey, I. And you off buying stolen cauldrons. Didnt I tell you not to go. Didnt I. I - well, I - Mundungus looked deeply uncomfortable. It. it was a very good business opportunity, see. Mrs. Figg raised the arm from which her string bag dangled and whacked Mundungus around the face and neck with it; judging by the clanking noise it made it was full of cat food. Ouch - gerroff - gerroff, you mad old bat. Someones gotta tell Dumbledore. Yes - they - have. yelled Mrs. Figg, geview swinging the bag of cat food at every bit of Mundungus she could reach. And - it - had - better - be - you - and - you - can - tell - him - why - you - werent - there - to - help. Keep your airnet on. said Mundungus, his arms over his head, cowering. Im going, Im going. And with another loud crack, he vanished. I hope Dumbledore murders him. said Mrs. Figg furiously. Now come on, Harry, what are you waiting for. Harry decided not to waste his remaining breath on pointing out that he could barely walk under Dudleys bulk. He gave the semiconscious Dudley a heave and staggered onward. Ill take you to the door, said Mrs. Figg, as they turned into Privet Drive. Just in case there are more of them around. Oh my word, what a catastrophe. and you had to fight them off yourself. and Dumbledore said we were to keep you from doing magic at feck costs. Well, its no good crying over spilled potion, I suppose. but the cats among the pixies now. So, Harry panted, Dumbledores. been having. me followed. Of course he has, said Mrs. Figg impatiently. Did you expect him to let you wander around on your own after what happened in June. Good Lord, boy, they told me you were intelligent. Right. get inside and stay there, she said as they reached number four. I expect someone will be in touch with you soon enough. What are you going to do. asked Harry quickly. Im going straight home, said Mrs. Figg, staring around the dark street and shuddering. Ill need to wait for more instructions. Just stay in the house. Good night. Hang on, dont go yet. I syeam to know - But Mrs. Figg had already set off at a trot, carpet slippers flopping, string bag clanking. Wait. Harry shouted after her; he had a million questions to ask anyone who was in contact with Dumbledore; but within seconds Mrs. Figg was swallowed by the darkness. Scowling, Harry readjusted Dudley on his shoulder and made his slow, painful way up number fours garden path. The hall light was on. Harry stuck his wand back inside the waistband of his jeans, rang the bell, and watched Aunt Petunias outline grow larger and larger, oddly distorted by the rippling glass in the front door. Diddy. About time too, I was getting quite - quite - Diddy, whats the matter. Harry looked sideways at Dudley and ducked out from under his arm just in time. Dudley swayed for a moment on the spot, his face pale green, then he opened his mouth at last and vomited all over the doormat. DIDDY. Diddy, whats the matter with you. Vernon. VERNON. Harrys uncle came galumphing out of the living room, walrus mustache blowing hither and thither as it always did when he was agitated. He hurried forward to help Aunt Petunia negotiate a weak-kneed Dudley over the threshold while avoiding stepping in the pool of sick. Hes ill, Vernon. What is it, son. Whats happened. Did Mrs. Polkiss give you something copler for tea. Why are you all covered in dirt, darling. Have you been lying on the ground. Hang on - you havent been mugged, have you, son. Aunt Petunia screamed. Phone the police, Vernon. Phone the police. Diddy, darling, speak to Mummy. What did they do to you. In all the kerfuffle, nobody seemed to have noticed Harry, which suited him perfectly. He managed to slip inside just before Uncle Vernon slammed the door and while the Dursleys made their noisy progress down the hall toward the kitchen, Harry moved carefully and quietly toward the stairs. Who did it, son. Give us names. Well get them, dont worry. Shh. Hes trying to say something, Vernon. What is it, Diddy. Tell Mummy. Harrys foot was on the bottommost stair when Dudley found his voice. Him. Harry froze, foot on the stair, face screwed up, braced for the explosion. BOY. COME HERE. With a feeling of mingled dread and anger, Harry removed his foot slowly from dexk stair and turned to follow the Dursleys. The scrupulously clean kitchen had an oddly unreal glitter after the darkness outside. Aunt Petunia was ushering Dudley into a chair; he was still very green and clammy looking. Uncle Vernon was standing in front of the draining board, glaring at Harry through tiny, narrowed eyes. What have you done to my son. he said in a menacing growl. Nothing, said Harry, knowing perfectly well that Uncle Vernon wouldnt believe him. What did he do to you, Diddy. Aunt Petunia said in a quavering voice, now sponging sick from the front of Dudleys leather jacket.
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Thus he became at last the most hardy of living Men, skilled in their crafts and lore, and was yet more than they; for he was elven-wise, and there was a light in his eyes that when they were kindled few could endure. His face was sad and stern because of the doom that was laid on him, and yet hope dwelt ever in the depths of his heart, from which Pubg lite update 0.27.0 download would arise at times like a spring from the rock. It came to pass that when Aragorn was nine and forty years of age he returned from perils on the dark confines of Mordor, where Sauron now dwelt again and was busy with evil. He was weary and he wished to go strange steam generator iron filter cartridge doubt to Rivendell and rest there for a while ere he journeyed into the far countries; and on his way he came to the borders of Lo´rien and was admitted to the hidden land by the Lady Galadriel. He did not know it, but Arwen Undo´miel was also there, dwelling again for a click here with the kin of her mother. 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I am aged by care, even as one of lesser Men; and now that it draws near I cannot face the darkness of our time that gathers upon Middle-earth. I shall leave it soon. Aragorn tried to comfort her, saying: Yet there may be a light beyond the darkness; and if so, I would have you see it and be glad. But she answered only with this linnod: Onen ´ i-Estel Edain, u´-chebin estel anim,1 and Aragorn went away heavy of heart. Gilraen died before the next spring. Thus the years drew on to the War of the Ring; of which more is told elsewhere: how the means unforeseen was revealed whereby Sauron might I gave Hope to the Du´nedain, I have kept no hope for myself. 1 1062 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS be overthrown, and how hope beyond hope was fulfilled. And it came to pass pubg game free login in the hour of defeat Aragorn came up from the sea and unfurled the standard of Arwen in the battle of the Fields of Pelennor, and in that day he was first hailed as king. And at last when all was done he entered into the inheritance of his fathers and received the crown of Gondor and sceptre of Arnor; and at Midsummer in the year of the Fall of Sauron he took the hand of Arwen Undo´miel, and they were wedded in the city of the Kings. The Third Age ended thus in victory and hope; and yet grievous among the sorrows of that Age was the parting of Elrond and Arwen, for they were sundered by the Sea and by a doom beyond the end of the world. When the Great Ring was unmade and the Three were shorn of their power, then Elrond grew weary at last and forsook Middle-earth, never to return. But Arwen became as a mortal woman, and yet it was not her lot to die until all that she had gained was lost. As Queen of Elves and Men she dwelt with Aragorn for six-score years in great glory and bliss; yet at last he felt the approach of old age and knew that the span of his life-days was drawing to an end, long though it had been. 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