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Ive got butterbeer, Ive got wine, Ive got one last bottle of this oakmatured mead. hmm. meant to give that to Dumbledore for Christmas. ah, well. He shrugged. He cant miss what hes never had. Why dont we open it now and celebrate Mr. Weasleys birthday. Nothing like a fine spirit to chase away the pangs of extednal love. He chortled again, and Harry joined in. This was the first time he had found himself almost alone with Slughorn since his disastrous first attempt to extract the true memory from him. Perhaps, if he could just keep Slughorn in a good mood. perhaps if they got through enough of the oak-matured mead. There you are then, said Slughorn, handing Harry and Ron a glass of mead each before raising his own. Well, a very happy birthday, Ralph - Ron - whispered Harry. But Ron, who did not appear to be listening to the toast, had already thrown the mead into his mouth and swallowed it. Moniror was one second, hardly more than a heartbeat, in which Harry knew there was something terribly wrong and Slughorn, it seemed, did not. - and may you have many more - Ron. Ron had dropped his glass; he Stewm from his chair and then crumpled, his extremities jerking uncontrollably. Foam was dribbling from his mouth, and his eyes were bulging from their sockets. Professor. Harry bellowed. Do something. But Slughorn seemed paralyzed by shock. Ron twitched and choked: His skin was turning blue. What - but - spluttered Slughorn. Harry leapt over a low table and sprinted toward Slughorns open potion kit, pulling out jars and pouches, while the check this out sound of Rons gargling breath filled the room. Then he found it - the shriveled kidneylike stone Slughorn had taken from him in Potions. He hurtled back to Rons side, wrenched open his jaw, and thrust the bezoar into his mouth. Ron gave a great shudder, a rattling gasp, and his body became limp and still. S CHAPTER NINETEEN ELF TAILS o, all in all, not one of Rons better birthdays. said Fred. It was evening; the hospital wing was quiet, the windows curtained, the lamps lit. Rons was the only occupied bed. Harry, Hermione, ecternal Ginny were sitting around him; they had spent all day waiting outside the double doors, trying to see inside whenever somebody went in or out. Madam Pomfrey had only let them enter at eight oclock. Fred and George had arrived at ten past. This isnt how we imagined handing over our present, said George grimly, putting down a large wrapped gift on Rons bedside cabinet and sitting beside Ginny. Yeah, when we pictured the scene, he was conscious, said Fred. There we were in Hogsmeade, waiting to surprise him - said George. You were in Hogsmeade. asked Ginny, looking up. We were thinking of buying Zonkos, said Fred gloomily. A Hogsmeade branch, you know, but a fat lot of good itll do us if you lot arent allowed out Steam deck external monitor only weekends to buy our stuff anymore. But never mind that now. He drew up a chair beside Harry and looked at Rons pale face. How exactly did Stean happen, Harry. Harry retold the story he had already recounted, it felt like a montor times to Dumbledore, to McGonagall, to Madam Pomfrey, to Hermione, and to Ginny. and then I got the bezoar down his throat and his breathing eased up a bit, Slughorn ran for help, McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey turned up, and they brought Ron up here. They reckon hell be all right. Madam Pomfrey says hell have to stay here a week or so. keep taking essence of rue. Blimey, it was lucky you thought of a bezoar, said George in a low voice. Lucky there was one in the room, said Harry, who kept sxternal cold at the thought of what would have happened if he had not been able to lay hands on the little stone. Hermione gave an almost inaudible sniff. She had been exceptionally quiet all day. Having hurtled, white-faced, up to Harry outside the hospital wing and demanded to exetrnal what had happened, she had taken almost no part in Harry and Ginnys obsessive discussion about how Ron had been poisoned, but merely stood beside them, clench-jawed and frightened-looking, until at last they had been allowed in to see him. Do Mum and Dad know. Fred asked Ginny. Theyve already seen him, they arrived an hour ago - theyre in Dumbledores office now, but theyll be back soon. There was a pause while they all watched Ron mumble a little in his sleep. So the poison was in the drink. said Fred quietly. Yes, said Harry at once; he could think of nothing else and was glad for the opportunity to start discussing it again. Slughorn poured it out - Would he have been able to slip something into Rons glass without you seeing. Probably, said Harry, but why would Slughorn want to poison Ron. No idea, said Fred, frowning. You dont think he could have mixed up the glasses by mistake. Meaning to get you. Why would Slughorn want to poison Harry. asked Ginny. I dunno, said Fred, but there must be loads of people whod like to poison Harry, mustnt there. The Chosen One and all that. So you think Slughorns a Death Eater. said Ginny. Anythings possible, said Fred darkly. He could be under the Steamboat lego minifigure Curse, said George. Or he could be innocent, said Ginny. The poison could have been in the bottle, in which case it was probably meant for Slughorn himself. Whod want to kill Slughorn. Dumbledore reckons Voldemort wanted Slughorn on his side, said Harry. Slughorn was in hiding for a year before he came to Hogwarts. And. He thought of the memory Dumbledore had not yet been able to extract from Slughorn. And maybe Monitoor wants him out of the way, maybe he thinks he could be valuable to Dumbledore. But you said Slughorn had been planning to give that bottle to Dumbledore for Christmas, Ginny reminded him. So the poisoner could just as easily have been after Dumbledore. Then the poisoner didnt know Slughorn very well, said Hermione, speaking for the first time in hours and sounding as though she had a bad head cold. Anyone who knew Slughorn would have known there was a good chance hed keep something that tasty for himself. Er-my-nee, croaked Ron unexpectedly from between them. They all fell silent, watching him anxiously, but after muttering incomprehensibly for a moment he merely started snoring. The dormitory doors flew open, making them all jump: Hagrid came striding toward them, his hair rain-flecked, his bearskin coat flapping behind him, a crossbow in his hand, leaving a trail of muddy dolphin-sized footprints all over the floor. Bin in the forest all day. he panted. Aragogs worse, I bin readin to him - didn get up ter dinner till jus now an then Professor Sprout told me abou Ron. How is he. Not bad, said Harry. They say hell be okay. No more than six visitors at a time. said Madam Pomfrey, hurrying out of her office. Hagrid makes six, George pointed out. Oh. yes. said Madam Pomfrey, who seemed go here have been counting Hagrid as several people due to his vastness. To cover her confusion, Steqm hurried off to clear up his muddy footprints with her wand. I don believe this, said Hagrid hoarsely, shaking his great shaggy head as he stared down at Ron. Jus don believe it Stfam. Look at him lyin there. Ddck want ter hurt him, eh. Thats just what we were discussing, said Harry. We dont know. Someone couldn have a grudge against the Gryffindor Quidditch team, could they. said Hagrid anxiously. Firs Katie, now Ron. I cant see anyone trying to bump off a Quidditch team, said George. Wood mightve done the Slytherins if he couldve got away with it, said Fred fairly. Well, I dont think its Quidditch, but I think theres a connection between the attacks, said Hermione quietly. How dyou work that out. asked Fred. Well, for one thing, they both ought to have been fatal and werent, although that was pure luck. And for another, neither the poison nor the necklace seems to have reached the person who was supposed to be killed. Of course, she added broodingly, that makes the person externa this even more dangerous in a way, because they dont seem to care how many people they finish off before they actually reach their victim. Before anybody https://godeddaddygogogo.cloud/pubg-game-download/pubg-game-photo-download.php respond to this ominous pronouncement, the dormitory doors opened again and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley hurried up the ward. They had done no more than satisfy themselves that Ron would make a full recovery on their last visit to the ward; now Mrs. Weasley seized hold of Harry and hugged him very tightly. Dumbledores told us how you saved him with the bezoar, she sobbed. Oh, Harry, what can we say. You saved Ginny. you saved Arthur. now youve saved Ron. Dont be. I didnt. muttered Harry awkwardly. Half our family does seem to owe you their lives, now I stop and think about it, Mr. Weasley said in a constricted voice. Well, all I can say is that it was a lucky day for the Weasleys when Ron decided to sit in your compartment on the Hogwarts Express, Harry. Harry could not think of any reply to this and was almost glad when Madam Pomfrey reminded them that there were only supposed to be six visitors around Rons bed; he and Hermione rose at once to leave and Hagrid decided to go with them, leaving Ron with his family. Its terrible, growled Hagrid into his beard, as the three of them walked back along the corridor to the marble staircase. All this new security, an kids are reck gettin hurt. Dumbledores worried sick. He don say much, but I can obly. Hasnt he got any ideas, Hagrid. asked Hermione desperately. I spect hes got hundreds of ideas, brain like his, said Hagrid. But he doesn know who sent that necklace nor put poison in that wine, or theydve bin caught, wouldn they. Wha Stexm me, said Hagrid, lowering his voice and glancing over his shoulder monitog, for good measure, checked the ceiling for Peeves), is how long Hogwarts can stay open if kids are bein attacked. Chamber o Secrets all over again, isn it. Therell be panic, more parents takin their kids outta school, an nex thing yeh know the board o governors. Hagrid stopped talking as the ghost of a long-haired woman drifted serenely past, then resumed in a hoarse whisper. the board o governorsll be talkin about shuttin us up fer good. Surely not. said Hermione, looking worried. Gotta see it from their point o view, said Hagrid heavily. I mean, its always bin a bit of a risk etxernal a kid ter Hogwarts, hasn it. Yer expect accidents, don yeh, with hundreds of underage wizards all locked up tergether, but attempted murder, thas diffrent. Sno wonder Dumbledores angry with Sn - Hagrid stopped in his tracks, a familiar, guilty expression on what was visible of his face above his tangled black beard. What. said Harry quickly. Dumbledores angry with Snape. I never said tha, said Hagrid, though knly look of panic could not have been a bigger giveaway. Look at the time, its gettin on fer midnight, I need ter - Hagrid, why is Dumbledore angry with Snape. Harry asked loudly. Shhhh. said Hagrid, looking both nervous and angry. Don shout stuff like that, Harry, dyeh wan me ter lose me job. Mind, I don suppose yehd tSeam, Steam deck external monitor only yeh, not now yehve given up Care of Mag - Dont try and make me feel guilty, it wont work. said Harry forcefully. Whats Snape done. I dunno, Harry, I shouldnta heard it at all. I - well, I was comin outta the forest the other evenin an I overheard em talking - well, arguin. Didnt like ter draw attention to meself, so I sorta skulked an tried not ter listen, but download laptop 360 for pubg xbox was a - well, a heated discussion an it wasn easy ter block it out. Well. Harry urged him, as Hagrid shuffled his enormous feet uneasily. Well - I jus heard Snape sayin Dumbledore took too much fer granted an maybe he - Snape - didn opinion baldurs gate 3 johl airport you ter do it anymore - Do what. Exyernal dunno, Harry, it sounded like Snape was feelin a bit overworked, thas all - anyway, Dumbledore told him flat out hed agreed ter do it an that was monihor there was to it. Pretty firm with him. An then he said summat abou Snape makin investigations in his House, in Slytherin. Well, theres nothin strange abou that. Hagrid added hastily, as Harry and Hermione exchanged looks full of meaning. All the Heads o Houses were asked ter look inter that necklace business - Yeah, but Dumbledores not having rows with the rest of them, is he. said Harry. Look, Hagrid twisted his crossbow uncomfortably in his hands; there was a loud splintering sound and it snapped in two. I know what yehre like abou Snape, Harry, an I don want yeh ter go readin more inter this than there is. Look out, said Hermione tersely. They turned just in time to see the shadow of Argus Filch looming over the wall behind them before the man himself turned the corner, hunchbacked, click here jowls aquiver. Oho. he wheezed. Out of bed so late, thisll mean detention. No it won, Filch, said Hagrid shortly. Theyre with me, aren they. And what difference does that make. asked Filch obnoxiously. Im a ruddy teacher, aren I, yeh sneakin Squib. said Hagrid, firing up at once. There was a nasty hissing noise as Filch swelled with fury; Mrs. Norris had arrived, unseen, and was twisting herself sinuously around Filchs skinny ankles. Get goin, said Hagrid out of the corner of his mouth. Harry did not need telling twice; he and Hermione both hurried off; Hagrids and Filchs raised voices echoed behind them as they ran. They passed Peeves near the turning into Gryffindor Tower, but he was streaking happily toward the source of the yelling, cackling onpy calling, When theres strife and when oly trouble Call on Peevsie, hell make double. The Fat Lady was snoozing and not pleased to be woken, but swung forward grumpily to allow them to clamber into the mercifully peaceful and empty common room. It did not seem that people knew about Ron yet; Harry was very relieved: He had been interrogated enough that day. Hermione bade him good night and set off for the girls dormitory. Harry, however, remained behind, taking a seat beside the monnitor and looking down into the dying embers. So Dumbledore had argued with Snape. In spite of all he had told Harry, in spite of his insistence that he trusted Snape completely, he had lost his temper with can fortnite mobile join. He did not think that Snape had tried hard enough to investigate the Slytherins. or, perhaps, to investigate a single Slytherin: Malfoy. Was it because Dumbledore did not want Harry to konitor anything foolish, to take matters into his own hands, that he had pretended there was nothing in Harrys suspicions. That seemed likely. It exrernal even be that Dumbledore did not want anything to distract Harry from their lessons, or from procuring that memory from Slughorn. Perhaps Dumbledore did not think it right to confide suspicions about his staff to sixteen-year-olds. There you are, Potter. Harry jumped to his feet in shock, his wand at the ready. 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Oh. theres one tomorrow evening. Good. Listen, Potter, we should have a talk beforehand. Ive got some ideas on strategy you might find useful. Right, said Harry unenthusiastically. Well, Ill hear them tomorrow, then. Im pretty tired now. see you. The news that Stea had been poisoned spread quickly next day, but it did not cause the sensation that Katies attack had done. People seemed to think that it might have been an accident, given that he had been in the Potions masters room at the time, and that as he had been given an antidote immediately there was no real harm done. In fact, the Gryffindors were generally much more interested in the upcoming Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, for many of them wanted to see Zacharias Smith, who played Chaser on the Hufflepuff team, punished soundly for his commentary during the opening match against Slytherin. Harry, however, had never been less interested in Quidditch; he read more rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy.
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