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| Harry/Hermione Moments from Book Three: HARRY POTTER and the Prisoner of Azkaban These do not necessarily indicate romantic moments. Just moments. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Page numbers for the US Hardcover Edition provided by dreamin_athena. Many thanks to her! – Anazecria Note: These quotes are taken from the UK Editions. Do not worry if they read slightly differently from the US Editions. |
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1. PoA, Chapter 1, Owl Post, pg. 7, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 1, US Hardcover Edition: “It was nearly midnight, and he was lying on his front in bed, the blankets drawn right over his head like a tent, a torch in one hand and a large leather-bound book (A History of Magic, by Bathilda Bagshot) propped open against the pillow. Harry moved the tip of his eagle-feather quill down the page, frowning as he looked for something that would help him write his essay, ‘Witch Burning in the Fourteenth Century Was Completely Pointless – discuss.’” 2. PoA, Chapter 1, Owl Post, pg. 9, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 4-5, US Hardcover Edition: “Ron obviously realised that he’d got Harry into trouble, because he hadn’t called again. Harry’s other best friend from Hogwarts, Hermione Granger, hadn’t been in touch either. Harry suspected that Ron had warned Hermione not to call, which was a pity, because Hermione, the cleverest witch in Harry’s year, had Muggle parents, knew perfectly well how to use a telephone, and would probably have had enough sense not to say that she went to Hogwarts.” 3. PoA, Chapter 1, Owl Post, pg. 14-15, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 11-12, US Hardcover Edition: “Inside this, too, there was a wrapped present, a card and a letter, this time from Hermione.
Harry laughed again as he put Hermione’s letter aside and picked up her present. It was very heavy. Knowing Hermione, he was sure it would be a large book full of very difficult spells – but it wasn’t. His heart gave a huge bound as he ripped back the paper and saw a sleek black leather case with silver words stamped across it: Broomstick Servicing Kit. ‘Wow, Hermione!’ Harry whispered, unzipping the case to look inside. There was a large jar of Fleetwood’s High-Finish Handle Polish, a pair of gleaming silver Tall-Twig Clippers, a tiny brass compass to clip on your broom for long journeys, and a Handbook of Do-it-Yourself Broomcare.” 4. PoA, Chapter 1, Owl Post, pg. 16, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 14, US Hardcover Edition: “It struck Harry as ominous that Hagrid thought a biting book would come in useful, but he put Hagrid’s card up next to Ron’s and Hermione’s, grinning more broadly than ever.” 5. PoA, Chapter 2, Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake, pg. 21-22, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 21, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hedwig,’ he said gloomily, ‘you’re going to have to clear off for a week. Go with Errol, Ron’ll look after you. I’ll write him a note, explaining. And don’t look at me like that’ – Hedwig’s large amber eyes were reproachful, ‘it’s not my fault. It’s the only way I’ll be allowed to visit Hogsmeade with Ron and Hermione.’” 6. PoA, Chapter 2, Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake, pg. 25, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 26, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry got through the next three days by forcing himself to think about his Handbook of Do-it-Yourself Broomcare whenever Aunt Marge started on him. This worked quite well, though it seemed to give him a glazed look, because Aunt Marge started voicing the opinion that he was mentally subnormal.” 7. PoA, Chapter 2, Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake, pg. 26-27, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 27-28, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Now, this one here –’ She jerked her head at Harry, who felt his stomach clench. The Handbook, he thought quickly. ‘This one’s got a mean, runty look about him. You get that with dogs. I had Colonel Fubster drown one last year. Ratty little thing it was. Weak. Underbred.’ Harry was trying to remember page twelve of his book: A Charm to Cure Reluctant Reversers. ‘It all comes down to blood, as I was saying the other day. Bad blood will out. Now, I’m saying nothing against your family, Petunia’ – she patted Aunt Petunia’s bony hand with her shovel-like one ‘but your sister was a bad egg. They turn up in the best families. Then she ran off with a wastrel and here’s the result right in front of us.’ Harry was staring at his plate, a funny ringing in his ears. Grasp your broom firmly by the tail, he thought. But he couldn’t remember what came next. Aunt Marge’s voice seemed to be boring into him like one of Uncle Vernon’s drills. ‘This Potter,’ said Aunt Marge loudly, seizing the brandy bottle and splashing more into her glass and over the tablecloth, ‘you never told me what he did?’ Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia were looking extremely tense. Dudley had even looked up from his pie to gape at his parents. ‘He – didn’t work,’ said Uncle Vernon, with half a glance at Harry. ‘Unemployed.’ ‘As I expected!’ said Aunt Marge, taking a huge swig of brandy and wiping her chin on her sleeve. ‘A no-account, good-for-nothing, lazy scrounger who –’ ‘He was not,’ said Harry suddenly. The table went very quiet. Harry was shaking all over. He had never felt so angry in his life.” 8. PoA, Chapter 3, The Knight Bus, pg. 29, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 31-32, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry shivered and looked up and down Magnolia Crescent. What was going to happen to him? Would he be arrested, or would he simply be outlawed from the wizarding world? He thought of Ron and Hermione, and his heart sank even lower. Harry was sure that, criminal or not, Ron and Hermione would want to help him now, but they were both abroad, and with Hedwig gone, he had no means of contacting them.” 9. PoA, Chapter 4, The Leaky Cauldron, pg. 46, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 55, US Hardcover Edition: “As the days slipped by, Harry started looking wherever he went for a sign of Ron or Hermione. Plenty of Hogwarts students were arriving in Diagon Alley now, with the start of term so near.” 10. PoA, Chapter 4, The Leaky Cauldron, pg. 46-48, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 55-58, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry woke on the last day of the holidays, thinking that he would at least meet Ron and Hermione tomorrow, on the Hogwarts Express. He got up, dressed, went for a last look at the Firebolt, and was just wondering where he’d have lunch, when someone yelled his name and he turned. ‘Harry! HARRY!’ They were there, both of them, sitting outside Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour, Ron looking incredibly freckly, Hermione very brown, both waving frantically at him. ‘Finally!’ said Ron, grinning at Harry as he sat down. ‘We went to the Leaky Cauldron, but they said you’d left, and we went to Flourish and Blotts, and Madam Malkin’s, and –’ ‘I got all my school stuff last week,’ Harry explained. ‘And how come you know I’m staying at the Leaky Cauldron?’ ‘Dad,’ said Ron simply. Mr Weasley, who worked at the Ministry of Magic, would of course have heard the whole story of what had happened to Aunt Marge. ‘Did you really blow up your aunt, Harry?’ said Hermione in a very serious voice. ‘I didn’t mean to,’ said Harry, while Ron roared with laughter. ‘I just – lost control.’ ‘It’s not funny, Ron,’ said Hermione sharply. ‘Honestly, I’m amazed Harry wasn’t expelled.’ ‘So am I,’ admitted Harry. ‘Forget expelled, I thought I was going to be arrested.’ He looked at Ron. ‘Your dad doesn’t know why Fudge let me off, does he?’ ‘Probably ’cause it’s you, isn’t it?’ shrugged Ron, still chuckling. ‘Famous Harry Potter and all that. I’d hate to see what the Ministry’d do to me if I blew up an aunt. Mind you, they’d have to dig me up first, because Mum would’ve killed me. Anyway, you can ask Dad yourself this evening. We’re staying at the Leaky Cauldron tonight, too! So you can come to King’s Cross with us tomorrow! Hermione’s there as well!’ Hermione nodded, beaming. ‘Mum and Dad dropped me off this morning with all my Hogwarts things.’ ‘Excellent!’ said Harry happily. ‘So, have you got all your new books and stuff?’ ‘Look at this,’ said Ron, pulling a long thin box out of a bag and opening it. ‘Brand-new wand. Fourteen inches, willow, containing one unicorn tail-hair. And we’ve got all our books’ – he pointed at a large bag under his chair. ‘What about those Monster Books, eh? The assistant nearly cried when we said we wanted two.’ ‘What’s all that, Hermione?’ Harry asked, pointing at not one, but three, bulging bags in the chair next to her. ‘Well, I’m taking more new subjects than you, aren’t I?’ said Hermione. ‘Those are my books for Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, the Study of Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies –’ ‘What are you doing Muggle Studies for?’ said Ron, rolling his eyes at Harry. ‘You’re Muggle-born! Your mum and dad are Muggles! You already know all about Muggles!’ ‘But it’ll be fascinating to study them from the wizarding point of view,’ said Hermione earnestly. ‘Are you planning to eat or sleep at all this year, Hermione?’ asked Harry, while Ron sniggered. Hermione ignored them. ‘I’ve still got ten Galleons,’ she said, checking her purse. ‘It’s my birthday in September, and Mum and Dad gave me some money to get myself an early birthday present.’ ‘How about a nice book?’ said Ron innocently. ‘No, I don’t think so,’ said Hermione composedly. ‘I really want an owl. I mean, Harry’s got Hedwig and you’ve got Errol –’ ‘I haven’t,’ said Ron. ‘Errol’s a family owl. All I’ve got is Scabbers.’ He pulled his pet rat out of his pocket. ‘And I want to get him checked over,’ he added, placing Scabbers on the table in front of them. ‘I don’t think Egypt agreed with him.’ Scabbers was looking thinner than usual, and there was a definite droop to his whiskers. ‘There’s a magical-creature shop just over there,’ said Harry, who knew Diagon Alley very well by now. ‘You could see if they’ve got anything for Scabbers, and Hermione can get her owl,’ So they paid for their ice-creams and crossed the street to the Magical Menagerie. There wasn’t much room inside. Every inch of wall was hidden by cages. It was smelly and very noisy because the occupants of these cages were all squeaking, squawking, jabbering, or hissing. The witch behind the counter was already advising a wizard on the care of double-ended newts, so Harry, Ron and Hermione waited, examining the cages.” 11. PoA, Chapter 4, The Leaky Cauldron, pg. 49, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 60, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Where’s Hermione?’ ‘Probably getting her owl.’ They made their way back up the crowded street to the Magical Menagerie. As they reached it, Hermione came out, but she wasn’t carrying an owl. Her arms were clamped tightly around the enormous ginger cat. ‘You bought that monster?’ said Ron, his mouth hanging open. ‘He’s gorgeous, isn’t he?’ said Hermione, glowing. That was a matter of opinion, thought Harry. The cat’s ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall. Now that Scabbers was out of sight, however, the cat was purring contentedly in Hermione’s arms. ‘Hermione, that thing nearly scalped me!’ said Ron. ‘He didn’t mean to, did you, Crookshanks?’ said Hermione. ‘And what about Scabbers?’ said Ron, pointing at the lump in his chest pocket. ‘He needs rest and relaxation! How’s he going to get it with that thing around?’ ‘That reminds me, you forgot your Rat Tonic,’ said Hermione, slapping the small red bottle into Ron’s hand. ‘And stop worrying, Crookshanks will be sleeping in my dormitory and Scabbers in yours. What’s the problem? Poor Crookshanks, that witch said he’d been in there for ages: no one wanted him.’ ‘I wonder why,’ said Ron sarcastically, as they set off towards the Leaky Cauldron.” 12. PoA, Chapter 4, The Leaky Cauldron, pg. 52, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 63, US Hardcover Edition: “Dinner that night was a very enjoyable affair. Tom the innkeeper put three tables together in the parlour and the seven Weasleys, Harry and Hermione ate their way through five delicious courses.” 13. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 56, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 69-70, US Hardcover Edition: “They headed down to breakfast, where Mr Weasley was reading the front page of the Daily Prophet with a furrowed brow and Mrs Weasley was telling Hermione and Ginny about a Love Potion she’d made as a young girl. All three of them were rather giggly.” 14. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 56, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 70, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry had no chance to speak to Ron or Hermione in the chaos of leaving; they were too busy heaving all their trunks down the Leaky Cauldron’s narrow staircase and piling them up near the door, with Hedwig and Hermes, Percy’s screech owl, perched on top in their cages. A small wickerwork basket stood beside the heap of trunks, spitting loudly. ‘It’s all right, Crookshanks,’ Hermione cooed through the wickerwork, ‘I’ll let you out on the train.’ ‘You won’t,’ snapped Ron. ‘What about poor Scabbers, eh?’ He pointed at his chest, where a large lump indicated that Scabbers was curled up in his pocket.” 15. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 57, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 70, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry got into the back of the car and was shortly joined by Hermione, Ron and, to Ron’s disgust, Percy.” 16. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 58, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 72, US Hardcover Edition: “Once the remaining Weasleys and Hermione had joined them, Harry and Mr Weasley led the way to the end of the train, past packed compartments, to a carriage that looked quite empty. They loaded the trunks onto it, stowed Hedwig and Crookshanks in the luggage rack, then went back outside to say goodbye to Mr and Mrs Weasley. Mrs Weasley kissed all her children, then Hermione, and finally, Harry. He was embarrassed, but really quite pleased, when she gave him an extra hug.” 17. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 59, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 74, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I need to talk to you in private,’ Harry muttered to Ron and Hermione as the train picked up speed.” 18. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 60, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 75, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry explained all about Mr and Mrs Weasley’s argument and the warning Mr Weasley had just given him. When he’d finished, Ron looked thunderstruck, and Hermione had her hands over her mouth. She finally lowered them to say, ‘Sirius Black escaped to come after you? Oh, Harry … you’ll have to be really, really careful. Don’t go looking for trouble, Harry …’ ‘I don’t go looking for trouble,’ said Harry, nettled. ‘Trouble usually finds me.’ ‘How thick would Harry have to be, to go looking for a nutter who wants to kill him?’ said Ron shakily. They were taking the news worse than Harry had expected. Both Ron and Hermione seemed to be much more frightened of Black than he was. ‘No one knows how he got out of Azkaban,’ said Ron uncomfortably. ‘No one’s ever done it before. And he was a top-security prisoner too.’ ‘But they’ll catch him, won’t they?’ said Hermione earnestly. ‘I mean, they’ve got all the Muggles looking out for him, too …’” 19. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 61-62, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 77-78, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione looked around at Harry. ‘Won’t it be nice to get out of school for a bit and explore Hogsmeade?’ ‘’Spect it will,’ said Harry heavily. ‘You’ll have to tell me when you’ve found out.’ ‘What d’you mean?’ said Ron. ‘I can’t go. The Dursleys didn’t sign my permission form, and Fudge wouldn’t, either.’ Ron looked horrified. ‘You’re not allowed to come? But – no way – McGonagall or someone will give you permission –’ Harry gave a hollow laugh. Professor McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor house, was very strict. ‘– or we can ask Fred and George, they know every secret passage out of the castle –’ ‘Ron!’ said Hermione sharply. ‘I don’t think Harry should be sneaking out of school with Black on the loose –’ ‘Yeah, I expect that’s what McGonagall will say when I ask for permission,’ said Harry bitterly. ‘But if we’re with him,’ Ron said spiritedly to Hermione, ‘Black wouldn’t dare –’ ‘Oh, Ron, don’t talk rubbish,’ snapped Hermione. ‘Black’s already murdered a whole bunch of people in the middle of a crowded street, do you really think he’s going to worry about attacking Harry just because we’re there?’ She was fumbling with the straps of Crookshanks’s basket as she spoke.” 20. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 63, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 79, US Hardcover Edition: “‘No, no, he’s breathing,’ whispered Hermione, taking the cauldron cake Harry passed her.” 21. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 65, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 82, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I’m going to go and ask the driver what’s going on,’ came Hermione’s voice. Harry felt her pass him, heard the door slide open again and then a thud and two loud squeals of pain.” 22. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 66-68, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 84-86, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Harry! Harry! Are you all right?’ Someone was slapping his face. ‘W-what?’ Harry opened his eyes. There were lanterns above him, and the floor was shaking – the Hogwarts Express was moving again and the lights had come back on. He seemed to have slid out of his seat onto the floor. Ron and Hermione were kneeling next to him, and above them he could see Neville and Professor Lupin watching. Harry felt very sick; when he put up his hand to push his glasses back on, he felt cold sweat on his face. Ron and Hermione heaved him back onto his seat. ‘Are you OK?’ Ron asked nervously. ‘Yeah,’ said Harry, looking quickly towards the door. The hooded creature had vanished. ‘What happened? Where’s that – that thing? Who screamed?’ ‘No one screamed,’ said Ron, more nervously still. Harry looked around the bright compartment. Ginny and Neville looked back at him, both very pale. ‘But I heard screaming –’ A loud snap made them all jump. Professor Lupin was breaking an enormous slab of chocolate into pieces. ‘Here,’ he said to Harry, handing him a particularly large piece. ‘Eat it. It’ll help.’ Harry took the chocolate but didn’t eat it. ‘What was that thing?’ he asked Lupin. ‘A Dementor,’ said Lupin, who was now giving chocolate to everyone else. ‘One of the Dementors of Azkaban.’ Everyone stared at him. Professor Lupin crumpled up the empty chocolate wrapper and put it in his pocket. ‘Eat,’ he repeated. ‘It’ll help. I need to speak to the driver, excuse me …’ He strolled past Harry and disappeared into the corridor. ‘Are you sure you’re OK, Harry?’ said Hermione, watching Harry anxiously. ‘I don’t get it … what happened?’ said Harry, wiping more sweat off his face. ‘Well – that thing – the Dementor – stood there and looked around (I mean, I think it did, I couldn’t see its face) – and you – you –’ ‘I thought you were having a fit or something,’ said Ron, who still looked scared. ‘You went sort of rigid and fell out of your seat and started twitching –’ ‘And Professor Lupin stepped over you, and walked towards the Dementor, and pulled out his wand,’ said Hermione, ‘and he said, “None of us is hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks. Go.” But the Dementor didn’t move, so Lupin muttered something, and a silvery thing shot out of his wand at it, and it turned round and sort of glided away …’ ‘It was horrible,’ said Neville, in a higher voice than usual. ‘Did you feel how cold it went when it came in?’ ‘I felt weird,’ said Ron, shifting his shoulders uncomfortably. ‘Like I’d never be cheerful again …’ Ginny, who was huddled in her corner looking nearly as bad as Harry felt, gave a small sob; Hermione went over and put a comforting arm around her. ‘But didn’t any of you – fall off your seats?’ said Harry awkwardly. ‘No,’ said Ron, looking anxiously at Harry again. ‘Ginny was shaking like mad, though …’ Harry didn’t understand. He felt weak and shivery, as though he was recovering from a bad bout of flu; he also felt the beginnings of shame. Why had he gone to pieces like that, when no one else had?” 23. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 68, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 87, US Hardcover Edition: “The coach smelled faintly of mould and straw. Harry felt better since the chocolate, but still weak. Ron and Hermione kept looking at him sideways, as though frightened he might collapse again.” 24. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 68-69, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 87, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry saw two more towering, hooded Dementors, standing guard on either side. A wave of cold sickness threatened to engulf him again; he leant back into the lumpy seat and closed his eyes until they had passed the gates. The carriage picked up speed on the long, sloping drive up to the castle; Hermione was leaning out of the tiny window, watching the many turrets and towers draw nearer. At last, the carriage swayed to a halt, and Hermione and Ron got out.” 25. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 69, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 87, US Hardcover Edition: “Malfoy elbowed past Hermione to block Harry’s way up the stone steps to the castle, his face gleeful and his pale eyes glinting maliciously.” 26. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 69, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 88, US Hardcover Edition: “Malfoy gave Professor Lupin an insolent stare, which took in the patches on his robes and the dilapidated suitcase. With a tiny hint of sarcasm in his voice, he said, ‘Oh, no – er – Professor,’ then he smirked at Crabbe and Goyle, and led them up the steps into the castle. Hermione prodded Ron in the back to make him hurry, and the three of them joined the crowd swarming up the steps, through the giant oak front doors, into the cavernous Entrance Hall, which was lit with flaming torches and housed a magnificent marble staircase that led to the upper floors.” 27. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 69-70, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 88-89, US Hardcover Edition: “The door into the Great Hall stood open at the right; Harry followed the crowd towards it, but had barely glimpsed the enchanted ceiling, which was black and cloudy tonight, when a voice called, ‘Potter! Granger! I want to see you both!’ Harry and Hermione turned around, surprised. Professor McGonagall, Transfiguration teacher and head of Gryffindor house, was calling over the heads of the crowd. She was a stern-looking witch who wore her hair in a tight bun; her sharp eyes were framed with square spectacles. Harry fought his way over to her with a feeling of foreboding; Professor McGonagall had a way of making him feel he must have done something wrong. ‘There’s no need to look so worried – I just want a word in my office,’ she told them. ‘Move along there, Weasley.’ Ron stared as Professor McGonagall ushered Harry and Hermione away from the chattering crowd; they accompanied her across the Entrance Hall, up the marble staircase, and along a corridor. Once they were in her office, a small room with a large, welcoming fire, Professor McGonagall motioned Harry and Hermione to sit down. She settled herself behind her desk and said abruptly, ‘Professor Lupin sent an owl ahead to say that you were taken ill on the train, Potter.’ Before Harry could reply, there was a soft knock on the door and Madam Pomfrey, the matron, came bustling in. Harry felt himself going red in the face. It was bad enough that he’d passed out, or whatever he had done, without everyone making all this fuss. ‘I’m fine,’ he said, ‘I don’t need anything –’” 28. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 71, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 90, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Very well. Kindly wait outside while I have a quick word with Miss Granger about her timetable, then we can go down to the feast together.’ Harry went back into the corridor with Madam Pomfrey, who left for the hospital wing, muttering to herself. He only had to wait a few minutes; then Hermione emerged looking very happy about something, followed by Professor McGonagall, and the three of them made their way back down the marble staircase to the Great Hall.” 29. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 71, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 91, US Hardcover Edition: “He and Hermione sat down on either side of Ron, who had saved them seats.” 30. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 73, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 94, US Hardcover Edition: “It had been Harry, Ron and Hermione who had cleared Hagrid’s name last year.” 31. PoA, Chapter 5, The Dementor, pg. 73, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 94, US Hardcover Edition: “At long last, when the last morsels of pumpkin tart had melted from the golden platters, Dumbledore gave the word that it was time for them all to go to bed, and they got their chance.” 32. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 75, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 96, US Hardcover Edition: “When Harry, Ron and Hermione entered the Great Hall for breakfast next day, the first thing they saw was Draco Malfoy, who seemed to be entertaining a large group of Slytherins with a very funny story. As they passed, Malfoy did a ridiculous impression of a swooning fit and there was a roar of laughter. ‘Ignore him,’ said Hermione, who was right behind Harry. ‘Just ignore him, it’s not worth it …’” 33. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 80, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 103, US Hardcover Edition: “At these words, both Harry and Ron glanced, grinning, at Hermione, who looked startled at the news that books wouldn’t be much help in this subject.” 34. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 82, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 106, US Hardcover Edition: “‘The falcon … my dear, you have a deadly enemy.’ ‘But everyone knows that,’ said Hermione in a loud whisper. Professor Trelawney stared at her. ‘Well, they do,’ said Hermione. ‘Everybody knows about Harry and You-Know-Who.’ Harry and Ron stared at her with a mixture of amazement and admiration. They had never heard Hermione speak to a teacher like that before. Professor Trelawney chose not to reply. She lowered her huge eyes to Harry’s cup again and continued to turn it.” 35. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 82-83, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 107, US Hardcover Edition: “‘The Grim, my dear, the Grim!’ cried Professor Trelawney, who looked shocked that Harry hadn’t understood. ‘The giant, spectral dog that haunts churchyards! My dear boy, it is an omen – the worst omen – of death!’ Harry’s stomach lurched. That dog on the cover of Death Omens in Flourish and Blotts – the dog in the shadows of Magnolia Crescent … Lavender Brown clapped her hands to her mouth, too. Everyone was looking at Harry; everyone except Hermione, who had gotten up and moved around to the back of Professor Trelawney’s chair. ‘I don’t think it looks like a Grim,’ she said flatly. Professor Trelawney surveyed Hermione with mounting dislike. ‘You’ll forgive me for saying so, my dear, but I perceive very little aura around you. Very little receptivity to the resonances of the future.’” 36. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 84, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 109-110, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Really, what has got into you all today?’ said Professor McGonagall, turning back into herself with a faint pop, and staring around at them all. ‘Not that it matters, but that’s the first time my transformation’s not got applause from a class.’ Everybody’s heads turned towards Harry again, but nobody spoke. Then Hermione raised her hand. ‘Please, Professor, we’ve just had our first Divination class, and we were reading the tea leaves, and –’ ‘Ah, of course,’ said Professor McGonagall, suddenly frowning. ‘There is no need to say any more, Miss Granger. Tell me, which of you will be dying this year?’ Everyone stared at her. ‘Me,’ said Harry, finally. ‘I see,’ said Professor McGonagall, fixing Harry with her beady eyes. ‘Then you should know, Potter, that Sybill Trelawney has predicted the death of one student a year since she arrived at this school. None of them has died yet. Seeing death omens is her favourite way of greeting a new class. If it were not for the fact that I never speak ill of my colleagues –’ Professor McGonagall broke off, and they saw that her nostrils had gone white. She went on, more calmly, ‘Divination is one of the most imprecise branches of magic. I shall not conceal from you that I have very little patience with it. True Seers are very rare, and Professor Trelawney …’ She stopped again, and then said, in a very matter-of-fact tone, ‘You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse me if I don’t let you off homework today. I assure you that if you die, you need not hand it in.’ Hermione laughed. Harry felt a bit better. It was harder to feel scared of a lump of tea leaves away from the dim red light and befuddling perfume of Professor Trelawney’s classroom. Not everyone was convinced, however. Ron still looked worried, and Lavender whispered, ‘But what about Neville’s cup?’” 37. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 84-86, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 110-111, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Ron, cheer up,’ said Hermione, pushing a dish of stew towards him. ‘You heard what Professor McGonagall said.’ Ron spooned stew onto his plate and picked up his fork but didn’t start. ‘Harry,’ he said, in a low, serious voice, ‘you haven’t seen a great black dog anywhere, have you?’ ‘Yeah, I have,’ said Harry. ‘I saw one the night I left the Dursleys’. ‘ Ron let his fork fall with a clatter. ‘Probably a stray,’ said Hermione calmly. Ron looked at Hermione as though she had gone mad. ‘Hermione, if Harry’s seen a Grim, that’s – that’s bad,’ he said. ‘My – my Uncle Bilius saw one and – and he died twenty-four hours later!’ ‘Coincidence,’ said Hermione airily, pouring herself some pumpkin juice. ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about!’ said Ron, starting to get angry. ‘Grims scare the living daylights out of most wizards!’ ‘There you are, then,’ said Hermione in a superior tone. ‘They see the Grim and die of fright. The Grim’s not an omen, it’s the cause of death! And Harry’s still with us because he’s not stupid enough to see one and think, right, well, I’d better pop my clogs then!’ Ron mouthed wordlessly at Hermione, who opened her bag, took out her new Arithmancy book and propped it open against the juice jug. ‘I think Divination seems very woolly,’ she said, searching for her page. ‘A lot of guesswork, if you ask me.’ ‘There was nothing woolly about the Grim in that cup!’ said Ron hotly. ‘You didn’t seem quite so confident when you were telling Harry it was a sheep,’ said Hermione coolly. ‘Professor Trelawney said you didn’t have the right aura! You just don’t like being rubbish at something for a change!’ He had touched a nerve. Hermione slammed her Arithmancy book down on the table so hard that bits of meat and carrot flew everywhere. ‘If being good at Divination means I have to pretend to see death omens in a lump of tea leaves, I’m not sure I’ll be studying it much longer! That lesson was absolute rubbish compared to my Arithmancy class!’ She snatched up her bag and stalked away. Ron frowned after her. ‘What’s she talking about?’ he said to Harry. ‘She hasn’t been to an Arithmancy class yet.’” 38. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 87-88, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 113-114, US Hardcover Edition: “Trotting towards them were a dozen of the most bizarre creatures Harry had ever seen. They had the bodies, hind legs, and tails of horses, but the front legs, wings, and heads of what seemed to be giant eagles, with cruel, steel-coloured beaks and large, brilliantly orange eyes. The talons on their front legs were half a foot long and deadly-looking. Each of the beasts had a thick leather collar around its neck, which was attached to a long chain, and the ends of all of these were held in the vast hands of Hagrid, who came jogging into the paddock behind the creatures. ‘Gee up, there!’ he roared, shaking the chains and urging the creatures towards the fence where the class stood. Everyone drew back slightly as Hagrid reached them and tethered the creatures to the fence. ‘Hippogriffs!’ Hagrid roared happily, waving a hand at them. ‘Beau’iful, aren’ they?’ Harry could sort of see what Hagrid meant. Once you had got over the first shock of seeing something that was half-horse, half-bird, you started to appreciate the Hippogriffs’ gleaming coats, changing smoothly from feather to hair, each of them a different colour: stormy grey, bronze, a pinkish roan, gleaming chestnut and inky black.” 39. PoA, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pg. 91-92, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 119-120, US Hardcover Edition: “‘There’s a light on in Hagrid’s window,’ Harry said suddenly. Ron looked at his watch. ‘If we hurried, we could go down and see him, it’s still quite early …’ ‘I don’t know,’ Hermione said slowly, and Harry saw her glance at him. ‘I’m allowed to walk across the grounds, ‘he said pointedly. ‘Sirius Black hasn’t got past the Dementors here, has he?’” 40. PoA, Chapter 7, The Boggart in the Wardrobe, pg. 97, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 127, US Hardcover Edition: “Crabbe and Goyle laughed openly, watching Neville sweat as he stirred his potion feverishly. Hermione was muttering instructions to him out of the corner of her mouth, so that Snape wouldn’t see. Harry and Ron packed away their unused ingredients and went to wash their hands and ladles in the stone basin in the corner.” 41. PoA, Chapter 7, The Boggart in the Wardrobe, pg. 101, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 133-134, US Hardcover Edition: “‘This means,’ said Professor Lupin, choosing to ignore Neville’s small sputter of terror, ‘that we have a huge advantage over the Boggart before we begin. Have you spotted it, Harry?’ Trying to answer a question with Hermione next to him, bobbing up and down on the balls of her feet with her hand in the air, was very off-putting, but Harry had a go. ‘Er – because there are so many of us, it won’t know what shape it should be?’ ‘Precisely,’ said Professor Lupin, and Hermione put her hand down looking a little disappointed.” 42. PoA, Chapter 7, The Boggart in the Wardrobe, pg. 106, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 140, US Hardcover Edition: “‘He seems like a very good teacher,’ said Hermione approvingly. ‘But I wish I could have had a turn with the Boggart –’” 43. PoA, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady, pg. 109-110, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 145, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry threw himself into a chair beside Ron, his high spirits ebbing away. Hermione seemed to read his mind. ‘Harry, I’m sure you’ll be able to go next time,’ she said. ‘They’re bound to catch Black soon, he’s been sighted once already.’ ‘Black’s not fool enough to try anything in Hogsmeade,’ said Ron. ‘Ask McGonagall if you can go this time, Harry, the next one might not be for ages –’ ‘Ron!’ said Hermione. ‘Harry’s supposed to stay in school –’ ‘He can’t be the only third-year left behind,’ said Ron. ‘Ask McGonagall, go on, Harry –’ ‘Yeah, I think I will,’ said Harry, making up his mind. Hermione opened her mouth to argue, but at that moment Crookshanks leapt lightly onto her lap. A large, dead spider was dangling from his mouth.” 44. PoA, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady, pg. 110, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 146, US Hardcover Edition: “‘You can copy mine, if you like,’ said Ron, labelling his last star with a flourish and shoving the chart towards Harry. Hermione, who disapproved of copying, pursed her lips, but didn’t say anything. Crookshanks was still staring unblinkingly at Ron, flicking the end of his bushy tail. Then, without warning, he pounced.” 45. PoA, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady, pg. 111, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 147, US Hardcover Edition: “Ron was still in a bad mood with Hermione next day. He barely talked to her all through Herbology, even though he, Harry and Hermione were working together on the same Puffapod.” 46. PoA, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady, pg. 113-114, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 150, US Hardcover Edition: “There was nothing to be done. Ron called Professor McGonagall a lot of names that greatly annoyed Hermione; Hermione assumed an ‘all for the best’ expression that made Ron even angrier, and Harry had to endure everyone in the class talking loudly and happily about what they were going to do first, once they got into Hogsmeade.” 47. PoA, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady, pg. 114, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 151, US Hardcover Edition: “‘We’ll bring you lots of sweets back from Honeydukes,’ said Hermione, looking desperately sorry for him. ‘Yeah, loads,’ said Ron. He and Hermione had finally forgotten their squabble about Crookshanks in the face of Harry’s disappointment.” 48. PoA, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady, pg. 118, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 157-158, US Hardcover Edition: “‘There you go,’ said Ron. ‘We got as much as we could carry.’ A shower of brilliantly coloured sweets fell into Harry’s lap. It was dusk, and Ron and Hermione had just turned up in the common room, pink-faced from the cold wind and looking as though they’d had the time of their lives. ‘Thanks,’ said Harry, picking up a packet of tiny black Pepper Imps. ‘What’s Hogsmeade like? Where did you go?’ By the sound of it – everywhere. Dervish and Banges, the wizarding equipment shop, Zonko’s Joke Shop, into the Three Broomsticks for foaming mugs of hot Butterbeer and many places besides. ‘The post office, Harry! About two hundred owls, all sitting on shelves, all colour-coded depending on how fast you want your letter to get there!’ ‘Honeydukes has got a new kind of fudge, they were giving out free samples, there’s a bit, look –’ ‘We think we saw an ogre, honestly, they get all sorts at the Three Broomsticks –’ ‘Wish we could have brought you some Butterbeer, really warms you up –’ ‘What did you do?’ said Hermione, looking anxious. ‘Did you get any work done?’ ‘No,’ said Harry. ‘Lupin made me a cup of tea in his office. And then Snape came in …’” 49. PoA, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady, pg. 120, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 160, US Hardcover Edition: “Next moment, Professor Dumbledore was there, sweeping towards the portrait; the Gryffindors squeezed together to let him through, and Harry, Ron and Hermione moved closer to see what the trouble was. ‘Oh, my –’ Hermione exclaimed and grabbed Harry’s arm. The Fat Lady had vanished from her portrait, which had been slashed so viciously that strips of canvas littered the floor; great chunks of it had been torn away completely.” 50. PoA, Chapter 9, Grim Defeat, pg. 122-123, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 163, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Do you think Black’s still in the castle?’ Hermione whispered anxiously. ‘Dumbledore obviously thinks he might be,’ said Ron. ‘It’s very lucky he picked tonight, you know,’ said Hermione, as they climbed fully dressed into their sleeping bags and propped themselves on their elbows to talk. ‘The one night we weren’t in the Tower …’ ‘I reckon he’s lost track of time, being on the run,’ said Ron. ‘Didn’t realise it was Halloween. Otherwise he’d have come bursting in here.’ Hermione shuddered.” 51. PoA, Chapter 9, Grim Defeat, pg. 129-130, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 173, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry and Hermione left the room with the rest of the class, who waited until they were well out of earshot, then burst into a furious tirade about Snape. ‘Snape’s never been like this with any of our other Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers, even if he did want the job,’ Harry said to Hermione. ‘Why’s he got it in for Lupin? D’you think this is all because of the Boggart?’ ‘I don’t know,’ said Hermione pensively. ‘But I really hope Professor Lupin gets better soon …’” 52. PoA, Chapter 9, Grim Defeat, pg. 130, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 174, US Hardcover Edition: “As Harry opened the door, something brushed against his leg. He bent down just in time to grab Crookshanks by the end of his bushy tail, and drag him outside. ‘You know, I reckon Ron was right about you,’ Harry told Crookshanks suspiciously. ‘There are plenty of mice around this place, go and chase them. Go on,’ he added, nudging Crookshanks down the spiral staircase with his foot, ‘leave Scabbers alone.’” 53. PoA, Chapter 9, Grim Defeat, pg. 132-133, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 177, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I’ve got no chance with these on,’ Harry said exasperatedly, waving his glasses. At that very moment, Hermione appeared at his shoulder; she was holding her cloak over her head and was, inexplicably, beaming. ‘I’ve had an idea, Harry! Give me your glasses, quick!’ He handed them to her and, as the team watched in amazement, Hermione tapped them with her wand and said, ‘Impervius!’ ‘There!’ she said, handing them back to Harry. ‘They’ll repel water!’ Wood looked as though he could have kissed her. ‘Brilliant!’ he called hoarsely after her, as she disappeared into the crowd. ‘OK, team, let’s go for it!’ Hermione’s spell had done the trick. Harry was still numb with cold, still wetter than he’d ever been in his life, but he could see. Full of fresh determination, he urged his broom through the turbulent air, staring in every direction for the Snitch, avoiding a Bludger, ducking beneath Diggory, who was streaking in the opposite direction …” 54. PoA, Chapter 9, Grim Defeat, pg. 135, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 180, US Hardcover Edition: “‘We thought you’d died,’ said Alicia, who was shaking. Hermione made a small, squeaky noise. Her eyes were extremely bloodshot.” 55. PoA, Chapter 9, Grim Defeat, pg. 136, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 181-182, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Dumbledore was really angry,’ Hermione said in a quaking voice. ‘I’ve never seen him like that before. He ran onto the pitch as you fell, waved his wand, and you sort of slowed down before you hit the ground. Then he whirled his wand at the Dementors. Shot silver stuff at them. They left the stadium straight away … he was furious they’d come into the grounds, we heard him –’ ‘Then he magicked you onto a stretcher,’ said Ron. ‘And walked up to school with you floating on it. Everyone thought you were …’ His voice faded away, but Harry hardly noticed. He was thinking about what the Dementors had done to him … about the screaming voice. He looked up and saw Ron and Hermione looking at him so anxiously that he quickly cast around for something matter-of-fact to say. ‘Did someone get my Nimbus?’ Ron and Hermione looked quickly at each other. ‘Er –’ ‘What?’ said Harry, looking from one to the other. ‘Well … when you fell off, it got blown away,’ said Hermione hesitantly. ‘And?’ ‘And it hit – it hit – oh, Harry – it hit the Whomping Willow.’ Harry’s insides lurched. The Whomping Willow was a very violent tree which stood alone in the middle of the grounds. ‘And?’ he said, dreading the answer. ‘Well, you know the Whomping Willow,’ said Ron. ‘It – it doesn’t like being hit.’ ‘Professor Flitwick brought it back just before you came round,’ said Hermione in a very small voice. Slowly, she reached down for a bag at her feet, turned it upside-down and tipped a dozen bits of splintered wood and twig onto the bed, the only remains of Harry’s faithful, finally beaten broomstick.” 56. PoA, Chapter 10, The Marauder’s Map, pg. 137, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 183-184, US Hardcover Edition: “Ron and Hermione only left Harry’s bedside at night. But nothing anyone said or did could make Harry feel any better, because they knew only half of what was troubling him. He hadn’t told anyone about the Grim, not even Ron and Hermione, because he knew Ron would panic and Hermione would scoff.” 57. PoA, Chapter 10, The Marauder’s Map, pg. 141, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 189-190, US Hardcover Edition: “The students were all happily discussing their plans for the holidays. Both Ron and Hermione had decided to remain at Hogwarts, and though Ron said it was because he couldn’t stand two weeks with Percy, and Hermione insisted she needed to use the library, Harry wasn’t fooled; they were doing it to keep him company, and he was very grateful.” 58. PoA, Chapter 10, The Marauder’s Map, pg. 147-149, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 197-199, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry squeezed himself through a crowd of sixth-years and saw a sign hanging in the furthest corner of the shop (‘Unusual Tastes’). Ron and Hermione were standing underneath it, examining a tray of blood-flavoured lollipops. Harry sneaked up behind them. ‘Urgh, no, Harry won’t want one of those, they’re for vampires, I expect,’ Hermione was saying. ‘How about these?’ said Ron, shoving a jar of Cockroach Clusters under Hermione’s nose. ‘Definitely not,’ said Harry. Ron nearly dropped the jar. ‘Harry!’ squealed Hermione. ‘What are you doing here? How – how did you –?’ ‘Wow!’ said Ron, looking very impressed. ‘You’ve learnt to Apparate!’ ‘’Course I haven’t,’ said Harry. He dropped his voice so that none of the sixth-years could hear him and told them all about the Marauder’s Map. ‘How come Fred and George never gave it to me!’ said Ron, outraged. ‘I’m their brother!’ ‘But Harry isn’t going to keep it!’ said Hermione, as though the idea was ludicrous. ‘He’s going to hand it in to Professor McGonagall, aren’t you, Harry?’ ‘No, I’m not!’ said Harry. ‘Are you mad?’ said Ron, goggling at Hermione. ‘Hand in something that good?’ ‘If I hand it in, I’ll have to say where I got it! Filch would know Fred and George had nicked it!’ ‘But what about Sirius Black?’ Hermione hissed. ‘He could be using one of the passages on that map to get into the castle! The teachers have got to know!’ ‘He can’t be getting in through a passage,’ said Harry quickly. ‘There are seven secret tunnels on the map, right? Fred and George reckon Filch already knows about four of them. And the other three – one of them’s caved in, so no one can get through it. One of them’s got the Whomping Willow planted over the entrance, so you can’t get out of it. And the one I just came through – well – it’s really hard to see the entrance to it down in the cellar – so unless he knew it was there –’ Harry hesitated. What if Black did know the passage was there? Ron, however, cleared his throat significantly, and pointed to a notice pasted on the inside of the sweetshop door.
‘See?’ said Ron quietly. ‘I’d like to see Black try and break into Honeydukes with Dementors swarming all over the village. Anyway, Hermione, the Honeydukes owners would hear a break-in, wouldn’t they? They live over the shop!’ ‘Yes, but – but –’ Hermione seemed to be struggling to find another problem. ‘Look, Harry still shouldn’t be coming into Hogsmeade, he hasn’t got a signed form! If anyone finds out, he’ll be in so much trouble! And it’s not nightfall yet – what if Sirius Black turns up today? Now?’ ‘He’d have a job spotting Harry in this,’ said Ron, nodding through the mullioned windows at the thick, swirling snow. ‘Come on, Hermione, it’s Christmas. Harry deserves a break.’ Hermione bit her lip, looking extremely worried. ‘Are you going to report me?’ Harry asked her, grinning. ‘Oh – of course not – but honestly, Harry –’” 59. PoA, Chapter 10, The Marauder’s Map, pg. 150, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 201, US Hardcover Edition: “In an instant, Ron and Hermione had both placed hands on the top of Harry’s head and forced him off his stool and under the table. Dripping with Butterbeer and crouching out of sight, Harry clutched his empty tankard and watched the teachers’ and Fudge’s feet move towards the bar, pause, then turn and walk right towards him. Somewhere above him, Hermione whispered, ‘Mobiliarbus!’ The Christmas tree beside their table rose a few inches off the ground, drifted sideways and landed with a soft thump right in front of their table, hiding them from view. Staring through the dense lower branches, Harry saw four sets of chair legs move back from the table right beside theirs, then heard the grunts and sighs of the teachers and Minister as they sat down.” 60. PoA, Chapter 10, The Marauder’s Map, pg. 150, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 202, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry watched the glittering heels march away and back again. His heart was pounding uncomfortably in his throat. Why hadn’t it occurred to him that this was the last weekend of term for the teachers, too? And how long were they going to sit there? He needed time to sneak back into Honeydukes if he wanted to return to school tonight … Hermione’s leg gave a nervous twitch next to him.” 61. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 158-160, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 213-216, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry slumped into a chair next to the fire. Snow was still falling outside the windows. Crookshanks was spread out in front of the fire like a large, ginger rug. ‘You really don’t look well, you know,’ Hermione said, peering anxiously into his face. ‘I’m fine,’ said Harry. ‘Harry, listen,’ said Hermione, exchanging a look with Ron, ‘you must be really upset about what we heard yesterday. But the thing is, you mustn’t go doing anything stupid.’ ‘Like what?’ said Harry. ‘Like trying to go after Black,’ said Ron sharply. Harry could tell they had rehearsed this conversation while he had been asleep. He didn’t say anything. ‘You won’t, will you, Harry?’ said Hermione. ‘Because Black’s not worth dying for,’ said Ron. Harry looked at them. They didn’t seem to understand at all. ‘D’you know what I see and hear every time a Dementor gets too near me?’ Ron and Hermione shook their heads, looking apprehensive. ‘I can hear my mum screaming and pleading with Voldemort. And if you’d heard your mum screaming like that, just about to be killed, you wouldn’t forget it in a hurry. And if you found out someone who was supposed to be a friend of hers betrayed her and sent Voldemort after her –’ ‘There’s nothing you can do!’ said Hermione, looking stricken. ‘The Dementors will catch Black and he’ll go back to Azkaban and – and serve him right!’ ‘You heard what Fudge said. Black isn’t affected by Azkaban like normal people are. It’s not a punishment for him like it is for the others.’ ‘So what are you saying?’ said Ron, looking very tense. ‘You want to – to kill Black or something?’ ‘Don’t be silly,’ said Hermione in a panicky voice. ‘Harry doesn’t want to kill anyone, do you, Harry?’ Again, Harry didn’t answer. He didn’t know what he wanted to do. All he knew was that the idea of doing nothing, while Black was at liberty, was almost more than he could stand. ‘Malfoy knows,’ he said abruptly. ‘Remember what he said to me in Potions? “If it was me, I’d hunt him down myself … I’d want revenge.”’ ‘You’re going to take Malfoy’s advice instead of ours?’ said Ron furiously. ‘Listen … you know what Pettigrew’s mother got back after Black had finished with him? Dad told me – the Order of Merlin, First Class, and Pettigrew’s finger in a box. That was the biggest bit of him they could find. Black’s a madman, Harry, and he’s dangerous –’ ‘Malfoy’s dad must have told him,’ said Harry, ignoring Ron. ‘He was right in Voldemort’s inner circle –’ ‘Say You-Know-Who, will you?’ interjected Ron angrily. ‘– so obviously, the Malfoys knew Black was working for Voldemort –’ ‘– and Malfoy’d love to see you blown into about a million pieces, like Pettigrew! Get a grip, Malfoy’s just hoping you’ll get yourself killed before he has to play you at Quidditch.’ ‘Harry, please,’ said Hermione, her eyes now shining with tears, ‘please be sensible. Black did a terrible, terrible thing, but d-don’t put yourself in danger, it’s what Black wants … oh, Harry, you’d be playing right into Black’s hands if you went looking for him. Your mum and dad wouldn’t want you to get hurt, would they? They’d never want you to go looking for Black!’ ‘I’ll never know what they’d have wanted because, thanks to Black, I’ve never spoken to them,’ said Harry shortly. There was a silence, in which Crookshanks stretched luxuriously, flexing his claws. Ron’s pocket quivered. ‘Look,’ said Ron, obviously casting around for a change of subject, ‘it’s the holidays! It’s nearly Christmas! Let’s – let’s go down and see Hagrid. We haven’t visited him for ages!’ ‘No!’ said Hermione quickly. ‘Harry isn’t supposed to leave the castle, Ron –’ ‘Yeah, let’s go,’ said Harry, sitting up, ‘and I can ask him how come he never mentioned Black when he told me all about my parents!’ Further discussion of Sirius Black plainly wasn’t what Ron had had in mind. ‘Or we could have a game of chess,’ he said hastily, ‘or Gobstones. Percy left a set –’ ‘No, let’s visit Hagrid,’ said Harry firmly.” 62. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 161, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 217, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry and Hermione put their ears to the door, too. From inside the cabin came a series of low, throbbing moans.” 63. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 162-163, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 219-220, US Hardcover Edition: “‘You’ll have to put up a good strong defence, Hagrid,’ said Hermione, sitting down and laying a hand on Hagrid’s massive forearm. ‘I’m sure you can prove Buckbeak is safe.’ ‘Won’ make no diff’rence!’ sobbed Hagrid. ‘Them Disposal devils, they’re all in Lucius Malfoy’s pocket! Scared o’ him! An’ if I lose the case, Buckbeak –’ Hagrid drew his finger swiftly across his throat, then gave a great wail and lurched forwards, his face in his arms. ‘What about Dumbledore, Hagrid?’ said Harry. ‘He’s done more’n enough fer me already,’ groaned Hagrid. ‘Got enough on his plate what with keepin’ them Dementors outta the castle, an’ Sirius Black lurkin’ around –’ Ron and Hermione looked quickly at Harry, as though expecting him to start berating Hagrid for not telling him the truth about Black. But Harry couldn’t bring himself to do it, not now he saw Hagrid so miserable and scared. ‘Listen, Hagrid,’ he said, ‘you can’t give up. Hermione’s right, you just need a good defence. You can call us as witnesses –’ ‘I’m sure I’ve read about a case of Hippogriff-baiting,’ said Hermione thoughtfully, ‘where the Hippogriff got off. I’ll look it up for you, Hagrid, and see exactly what happened.’ Hagrid howled still more loudly. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron to help them. ‘Er – shall I make a cup of tea?’ said Ron. Harry stared at him. ‘It’s what my mum does whenever someone’s upset,’ Ron muttered, shrugging. At last, after many more assurances of help, with a steaming mug of tea in front of him, Hagrid blew his nose on a handkerchief the size of a tablecloth and said, ‘Yer right. I can’ afford to go ter pieces. Gotta pull meself together …’” 64. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 166-167, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 224-225, US Hardcover Edition: “‘What’re you two laughing about?’ Hermione had just come in, wearing her dressing-gown and carrying Crookshanks, who was looking very grumpy, with a string of tinsel tied around his neck. ‘Don’t bring him in here!’ said Ron, hurriedly snatching Scabbers from the depths of his bed and stowing him in his pyjama pocket. But Hermione wasn’t listening. She dropped Crookshanks onto Seamus’s empty bed and stared, open-mouthed, at the Firebolt. ‘Oh, Harry! Who sent you that?’ ‘No idea,’ said Harry. ‘There wasn’t a card or anything with it.’ To his great surprise, Hermione did not appear either excited or intrigued by this news. On the contrary, her face fell, and she bit her lip. ‘What’s the matter with you?’ said Ron. ‘I don’t know,’ said Hermione slowly, ‘but it’s a bit odd, isn’t it? I mean, this is supposed to be quite a good broom, isn’t it?’ Ron sighed exasperatedly. ‘It’s the best broom there is, Hermione,’ he said. ‘So it must’ve been really expensive …’ ‘Probably cost more than all the Slytherins’ brooms put together,’ said Ron happily. ‘Well … who’d send Harry something as expensive as that, and not even tell him they’d sent it?’ said Hermione. ‘Who cares?’ said Ron, impatiently. ‘Listen, Harry, can I have a go on it? Can I?’ ‘I don’t think anyone should ride that broom just yet!’ said Hermione shrilly. Harry and Ron looked at her. ‘What d’you think Harry’s going to do with it – sweep the floor?’ said Ron. But before Hermione could answer, Crookshanks sprang from Seamus’s bed, right at Ron’s chest.” 65. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 168, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 227, US Hardcover Edition: “Christmas spirit was definitely thin on the ground in the Gryffindor common room that morning. Hermione had shut Crookshanks in her dormitory, but was furious with Ron for trying to kick him; Ron was still fuming about Crookshanks’s fresh attempt to eat Scabbers. Harry gave up trying to make them talk to each other, and devoted himself to examining the Firebolt, which he had brought down to the common room with him. For some reason this seemed to annoy Hermione as well; she didn’t say anything, but she kept looking darkly at the broom as though it, too, had been criticising her cat.” 66. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 171, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 230, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Coming?’ Harry said to Hermione. ‘No,’ Hermione muttered. ‘I want a quick word with Professor McGonagall.’” 67. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 171, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 231, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry went straight up to the dormitory, collected his Firebolt and the Broomstick Servicing Kit Hermione had given him for his birthday, brought them downstairs and tried to find something to do to the Firebolt; however, there were no bent twigs to clip, and the handle was so shiny already it seemed pointless to polish it. He and Ron simply sat admiring it from every angle, until the portrait hole opened, and Hermione came in, accompanied by Professor McGonagall. Though Professor McGonagall was head of Gryffindor house, Harry had only seen her in the common room once before, and that had been to make a very grave announcement. He and Ron stared at her, both holding the Firebolt. Hermione walked around them, sat down, picked up the nearest book and hid her face behind it. ‘So that’s it, is it?’ said Professor McGonagall beadily, walking over to the fireside and staring at the Firebolt. ‘Miss Granger has just informed me that you have been sent a broomstick, Potter.’ Harry and Ron looked around at Hermione. They could see her forehead reddening over the top of her book, which was upside-down.” 68. PoA, Chapter 11, The Firebolt, pg. 172, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 232, US Hardcover Edition: “Professor McGonagall turned on her heel and carried the Firebolt out of the portrait hole, which closed behind her. Harry stood staring after her, the tin of High-Finish Polish still clutched in his hands. Ron, however, rounded on Hermione. ‘What did you go running to McGonagall for?’ Hermione threw her book aside. She was still pink in the face, but stood up and faced Ron defiantly. ‘Because I thought – and Professor McGonagall agrees with me – that that broom was probably sent to Harry by Sirius Black!’” 69. PoA, Chapter 12, The Patronus, pg. 173, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 233, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry knew that Hermione had meant well, but that didn’t stop him from being angry with her. He had been the owner of the best broom in the world for a few short hours, and now, because of her interference, he didn’t know whether he would ever see it again. He was positive that there was nothing wrong with the Firebolt now, but what sort of state would it be in once it had been subjected to all sorts of anti-jinx tests? Ron was furious with Hermione, too. As far as he was concerned, the stripping-down of a brand-new Firebolt was nothing less than criminal damage. Hermione, who remained convinced that she had acted for the best, started avoiding the common room. Harry and Ron supposed she had taken refuge in the library, and didn’t try to persuade her to come back. All in all, they were glad when the rest of the school returned shortly after New Year, and Gryffindor Tower became crowded and noisy again.” 70. PoA, Chapter 12, The Patronus, pg. 175, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 235-236, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Still looks ill, doesn’t he?’ said Ron, as they walked down the corridor, heading to dinner. ‘What d’you reckon’s the matter with him?’ There was a loud and impatient ‘tuh’ from behind them. It was Hermione, who had been sitting at the feet of a suit of armour, repacking her bag, which was so full of books it wouldn’t close. ‘And what are you tutting at us for?’ said Ron irritably. ‘Nothing,’ said Hermione in a lofty voice, heaving her bag back over her shoulder. ‘Yes, you were,’ said Ron. ‘I said I wonder what’s wrong with Lupin, and you –’ ‘Well, isn’t it obvious?’ said Hermione, with a look of maddening superiority. ‘If you don’t want to tell us, don’t,’ snapped Ron. ‘Fine,’ said Hermione haughtily, and she marched off. ‘She doesn’t know,’ said Ron, staring resentfully after Hermione. ‘She’s just trying to get us to talk to her again.’” 71. PoA, Chapter 12, The Patronus, pg. 180-181, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 243-244, US Hardcover Edition: “This meant that with Lupin’s Anti-Dementor classes, which in themselves were more draining than six Quidditch practices, Harry had just one night a week to do all his homework. Even so, he wasn’t showing the strain nearly as much as Hermione, whose immense workload finally seemed to be getting to her. Every night, without fail, Hermione was to be seen in a corner of the common room, several tables spread with books, Arithmancy charts, Rune dictionaries, diagrams of Muggles lifting heavy objects, and file upon file of extensive notes; she barely spoke to anybody, and snapped when she was interrupted. ‘How’s she doing it?’ Ron muttered to Harry one evening, as Harry sat finishing a nasty essay on Undetectable Poisons for Snape. Harry looked up. Hermione was barely visible behind a tottering pile of books. ‘Doing what?’ ‘Getting to all her classes!’ Ron said. ‘I heard her talking to Professor Vector, that Arithmancy witch, this morning. They were going on about yesterday’s lesson, but Hermione can’t’ve been there, because she was with us in Care of Magical Creatures! And Ernie McMillan told me she’s never missed a Muggle Studies class, but half of them are at the same time as Divination, and she’s never missed one of them, either!’ Harry didn’t have time to fathom the mystery of Hermione’s impossible timetable at the moment; he really needed to get on with Snape’s essay.” 72. PoA, Chapter 12, The Patronus, pg. 181, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 245, US Hardcover Edition: “He was now asking Professor McGonagall for news of the Firebolt after every Transfiguration lesson, Ron standing hopefully at his shoulder, Hermione rushing past with her face averted.” 73. PoA, Chapter 12, The Patronus, pg. 184, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 248-249, US Hardcover Edition: “Speechless, Harry carried the Firebolt back upstairs towards Gryffindor Tower. As he turned a corner, he saw Ron dashing towards him, grinning from ear to ear. ‘She gave it to you? Excellent! Listen, can I still have a go on it? Tomorrow?’ ‘Yeah … anything …’ said Harry, his heart lighter than it had been in a month. ‘You know what – we should make it up with Hermione. She was only trying to help …’ ‘Yeah, all right,’ said Ron. ‘She’s in the common room now – working, for a change.’” 74. PoA, Chapter 12, The Patronus, pg. 185, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 250-251, US Hardcover Edition: “After ten minutes or so, during which the Firebolt was passed around and admired from every angle, the crowd dispersed and Harry and Ron had a clear view of Hermione, the only person who hadn’t rushed over to them, bent over her work, and carefully avoiding their eyes. Harry and Ron approached her table and at last, she looked up. ‘I got it back,’ said Harry, grinning at her and holding up the Firebolt. ‘See, Hermione? There wasn’t anything wrong with it!’ said Ron. ‘Well – there might have been!’ said Hermione. ‘I mean, at least you know now that it’s safe!’ ‘Yeah, I suppose so,’ said Harry. ‘I’d better put it upstairs –’ ‘I’ll take it!’ said Ron eagerly. ‘I’ve got to give Scabbers his Rat Tonic.’ He took the Firebolt, and, holding it as if it were made of glass, carried it away up the boys’ staircase. ‘Can I sit down, then?’ Harry asked Hermione. ‘I suppose so,’ said Hermione, moving a great stack of parchment off a chair. Harry looked around at the cluttered table, at the long Arithmancy essay on which the ink was still glistening, at the even longer Muggle Studies essay (‘Explain Why Muggles Need Electricity’) and at the Rune translation Hermione was now poring over. ‘How are you getting through all this stuff?’ Harry asked her. ‘Oh, well – you know – working hard,’ said Hermione. Close to, Harry saw that she looked almost as tired as Lupin. ‘Why don’t you just drop a couple of subjects?’ Harry asked, watching her lifting books as she searched for her Rune dictionary. ‘I couldn’t do that!’ said Hermione, looking scandalised. ‘Arithmancy looks terrible,’ said Harry, picking up a very complicated-looking number chart. ‘Oh, no, it’s wonderful!’ said Hermione earnestly. ‘It’s my favourite subject! It’s –’” 75. PoA, Chapter 13, Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw, pg. 187, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 252-253, US Hardcover Edition: “Personally, Harry was sure that Crookshanks had eaten Scabbers, and when he tried to point out to Hermione that the evidence all pointed that way, she lost her temper with Harry, too. ‘OK, side with Ron, I knew you would!’ she said shrilly. ‘First the Firebolt, now Scabbers, everything’s my fault, isn’t it! Just leave me alone, Harry, I’ve got a lot of work to do!’” 76. PoA, Chapter 13, Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw, pg. 195-196, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 264-265, US Hardcover Edition: “Only one person wasn’t joining in the festivities. Hermione, incredibly, was sitting in a corner, attempting to read an enormous book entitled Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles. Harry broke away from the table where Fred and George had started juggling Butterbeer bottles, and went over to her. ‘Did you even come to the match?’ he asked her. ‘Of course I did,’ said Hermione, in a strangely high-pitched voice, not looking up. ‘And I’m very glad we won, and I think you did really well, but I need to read this by Monday.’ ‘Come on, Hermione, come and have some food,’ Harry said, looking over at Ron and wondering whether he was in a good enough mood to bury the hatchet. ‘I can’t, Harry. I’ve still got four hundred and twenty-two pages to read!’ said Hermione, now sounding slightly hysterical. ‘Anyway …’ she glanced over at Ron, too, ‘he doesn’t want me to join in.’ There was no arguing with this, as Ron chose that moment to say loudly, ‘If Scabbers hadn’t just been eaten, he could have had some of these Fudge Flies, he used to really like them –’ Hermione burst into tears. Before Harry could say or do anything, she tucked the enormous book under her arm, and, still sobbing, run towards the staircase to the girls’ dormitories and out of sight. ‘Can’t you give her a break?’ Harry asked Ron quietly. ‘No,’ said Ron flatly. ‘If she just acted like she was sorry – but she’ll never admit she’s wrong, Hermione. She’s still acting like Scabbers has gone on holiday or something.’” 77. PoA, Chapter 14, Snape’s Grudge, pg. 202-203, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 273-274, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I got somethin’ ter discuss with you two,’ said Hagrid, sitting himself between them and looking uncharacteristically serious. ‘What?’ said Harry. ‘Hermione,’ said Hagrid. ‘What about her?’ said Ron. ‘She’s in a righ’ state, that’s what. She’s bin comin’ down ter visit me a lot since Chris’mas. Bin feelin’ lonely. Firs’ yeh weren’ talking to her because o’ the Firebolt, now yer not talkin’ to her because her cat –’ ‘– ate Scabbers!’ Ron interjected angrily. ‘Because her cat acted like all cats do,’ Hagrid continued doggedly. ‘She’s cried a fair few times, yeh know. Goin’ through a rough time at the moment. Bitten off more’n she can chew, if yeh ask me, all the work she’s tryin’ ter do. Still found time ter help me with Buckbeak’s case, mind … she’s found some really good stuff fer me … reckon he’ll stand a good chance now …’ ‘Hagrid, we should’ve helped as well – sorry –’ Harry began awkwardly. ‘I’m not blamin’ yeh!’ said Hagrid, waving Harry’s apology aside. ‘Gawd knows yeh’ve had enough ter be gettin’ on with, I’ve seen yeh practicin’ Quidditch ev’ry hour o’ the day an’ night – but I gotta tell yeh, I thought you two’d value yer friend more’n broomsticks or rats. Tha’s all.’ Harry and Ron exchanged uncomfortable looks. ‘Really upset, she was, when Black nearly stabbed yeh, Ron. She’s got her heart in the right place, Hermione has, an’ you two not talkin’ to her –’ ‘If she’d just get rid of that cat, I’d speak to her again!’ Ron said angrily. ‘But she’s still sticking up for it! It’s a maniac, and she won’t hear a word against it!’ ‘Ah, well, people can be a bit stupid abou’ their pets,’ said Hagrid wisely. Behind him, Buckbeak spat a few ferret bones onto Hagrid’s pillow.” 78. PoA, Chapter 14, Snape’s Grudge, pg. 203, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 275-276, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hogsmeade, next weekend!’ said Ron, craning over the heads to read the new notice. ‘What d’you reckon?’ he added quietly to Harry, as they went to sit down. ‘Well, Filch hasn’t done anything about the passage into Honeydukes …’ Harry said, even more quietly. ‘Harry!’ said a voice in his right ear. Harry started and looked around at Hermione, who was sitting at the table right behind them and clearing a space in the wall of books that had been hiding her. ‘Harry, if you go into Hogsmeade again … I’ll tell Professor McGonagall about that map!’ said Hermione. ‘Can you hear someone talking, Harry?’ growled Ron, not looking at Hermione. ‘Ron, how can you let him go with you? After what Sirius Black nearly did to you! I mean it, I’ll tell –’ ‘So now you’re trying to get Harry expelled!’ said Ron furiously. ‘Haven’t you done enough damage this year?’ Hermione opened her mouth to respond, but with a soft hiss, Crookshanks leapt onto her lap. Hermione took one frightened look at the expression on Ron’s face, gathered Crookshanks up and hurried away towards the girls’ dormitories. ‘So how about it?’ Ron said to Harry, as though there had been no interruption. ‘Come on, last time we went you didn’t see anything. You haven’t even been inside Zonko’s yet!’ Harry looked around to check that Hermione was well out of earshot. ‘OK,’ he said. ‘But I’m taking the Invisibility Cloak this time.’” 79. PoA, Chapter 14, Snape’s Grudge, pg. 203-204, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 276, US Hardcover Edition: “On Saturday morning, Harry packed his Invisibility Cloak in his bag, slipped the Marauder’s Map into his pocket and went down to breakfast with everyone else. Hermione kept shooting suspicious looks down the table at him, but he avoided her eye, and was careful to let her see him walking back up the marble staircase in the Entrance Hall as everybody else proceeded to the front doors.” 80. PoA, Chapter 14, Snape’s Grudge, pg. 214, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 290, US Hardcover Edition: “He broke off; they reached the corridor where the security trolls were pacing, and Hermione was walking towards them. One look at her face convinced Harry that she had heard what had happened. His heart plummeted – had she told Professor McGonagall? ‘Come to have a good gloat?’ said Ron savagely, as she stopped in front of them. ‘Or have you just been to tell on us?’ ‘No,’ said Hermione. She was holding a letter in her hands and her lip was trembling. ‘I just thought you ought to know … Hagrid lost his case. Buckbeak is going to be executed.’” 81. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 215, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 291-292, US Hardcover Edition: “‘He – he sent me this,’ Hermione said, holding out the letter. Harry took it. The parchment was damp, and enormous teardrops had smudged the ink so badly in places that it was very difficult to read.
‘They can’t do this,’ said Harry. ‘They can’t. Buckbeak isn’t dangerous.’ ‘Malfoy’s dad’s frightened the Committee into it,’ said Hermione, wiping her eyes. ‘You know what he’s like. They’re a bunch of doddery old fools, and they were scared. There’ll be an appeal, though, there always is. Only I can’t see any hope … nothing will have changed.’” 82. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 216-217, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 293-294, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Have you ever seen anything quite as pathetic?’ said Malfoy. ‘And he’s supposed to be our teacher!’ Harry and Ron both made furious moves towards Malfoy, but Hermione got there first – SMACK! She had slapped Malfoy across the face with all the strength she could muster. Malfoy staggered. Harry, Ron, Crabbe and Goyle stood flabbergasted as Hermione raised her hand again. ‘Don’t you dare call Hagrid pathetic, you foul – you evil –’ ‘Hermione!’ said Ron weakly, and he tried to grab her hand as she swung it back. ‘Get off, Ron!’ Hermione pulled out her wand. Malfoy stepped backwards. Crabbe and Goyle looked at him for instructions, thoroughly bewildered. ‘C’mon,’ Malfoy muttered, and next moment, all three of them had disappeared into the passageway to the dungeons. ‘Hermione!’ Ron said again, sounding both stunned and impressed. ‘Harry, you’d better beat him in the Quidditch final!’ Hermione said shrilly. ‘You just better had, because I can’t stand it if Slytherin win!’ ‘We’re due in Charms,’ said Ron, still goggling at Hermione. ‘We’d better go.’ They hurried up the marble staircase towards Professor Flitwick’s classroom. ‘You’re late, boys!’ said Professor Flitwick reprovingly, as Harry opened the classroom door. ‘Come along, quickly, wands out, we’re experimenting with Cheering Charms today. We’ve already divided into pairs –’ Harry and Ron hurried to a desk at the back and opened their bags. Ron looked behind him. ‘Where’s Hermione gone?’ Harry looked around, too. Hermione hadn’t entered the classroom, yet Harry knew she had been right next to him when he had opened the door. ‘That’s weird,’ said Harry, staring at Ron. ‘Maybe – maybe she went to the bathroom or something?’ But Hermione didn’t turn up all lesson. ‘She could’ve done with a Cheering Charm on her too,’ said Ron as the class left for lunch, all grinning broadly – the Cheering Charms had left them with a feeling of great contentment. Hermione wasn’t at lunch either. By the time they had finished their apple pie, the after-effects of the Cheering Charms were wearing off, and Harry and Ron had started to get slightly worried.” 83. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 217-218, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 295-296, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione was sitting at a table, fast asleep, her head resting on an open Arithmancy book. They went to sit down on either side of her. Harry prodded her awake. ‘Wh-what?’ said Hermione, waking with a start, and staring wildly around. ‘Is it time to go? W-which lesson have we got now?’ ‘Divination, but it’s not for another twenty minutes,’ said Harry. ‘Hermione, why didn’t you come to Charms?’ ‘What? Oh no!’ Hermione squeaked. ‘I forgot to go to Charms!’ ‘But how could you forget?’ said Harry. ‘You were with us till we were right outside the classroom!’ ‘I don’t believe it!’ Hermione wailed. ‘Was Professor Flitwick angry? Oh, it was Malfoy, I was thinking about him and I lost track of things!’ ‘You know what, Hermione?’ said Ron, looking down at the enormous Arithmancy book Hermione had been using as a pillow. ‘I reckon you’re cracking up. You’re trying to do too much.’ ‘No, I’m not!’ said Hermione, brushing her hair out of her eyes and staring hopelessly around for her bag. ‘I just made a mistake, that’s all! I’d better go and see Professor Flitwick and say sorry … I’ll see you in Divination!’ Hermione joined them at the foot of the ladder to Professor Trelawney’s classroom twenty minutes later, looking extremely harassed. ‘I can’t believe I missed Cheering Charms! And I bet they come up in our exams. Professor Flitwick hinted they might!’” 84. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 219, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 297, US Hardcover Edition: “And so they began. Harry, at least, felt extremely foolish, staring blankly at the crystal ball, trying to keep his mind empty when thoughts such as ‘this is stupid’ kept drifting across it. It didn’t help that Ron kept breaking into silent giggles and Hermione kept tutting. ‘Seen anything yet?’ Harry asked them, after a quarter of an hour’s quiet crystal-gazing. ‘Yeah, there’s a burn on this table,’ said Ron, pointing. ‘Someone’s spilled their candle.’ ‘This is such a waste of time,’ Hermione hissed. ‘I could be practicing something useful. I could be catching up on Cheering Charms –’ Professor Trelawney rustled past. ‘Would anyone like me to help them interpret the shadowy portents within their Orb?’ she murmured over the clinking of her bangles. ‘I don’t need help,’ Ron whispered. ‘It’s obvious what this means. There’s going to be loads of fog tonight.’ Both Harry and Hermione burst out laughing.” 85. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 220-221, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 298-299, US Hardcover Edition: “‘My dear …’ Professor Trelawney breathed, gazing up at Harry. ‘It is here, plainer than ever before … my dear, stalking towards you, growing ever closer … the Gr –’ ‘Oh, for goodness’ sake!’ said Hermione, loudly. ‘Not that ridiculous Grim again!’ Professor Trelawney raised her enormous eyes to Hermione’s face. Parvati whispered something to Lavender, and they both glared at Hermione, too. Professor Trelawney stood up, surveying Hermione with unmistakable anger. ‘I am sorry to say that from the moment you have arrived in this class my dear, it has been apparent that you do not have what the noble art of Divination requires. Indeed, I don’t remember ever meeting a student whose mind was so hopelessly Mundane.’ There was a moment’s silence. Then – ‘Fine!’ said Hermione suddenly, getting up and cramming Unfogging the Future back into her bag. ‘Fine!’ she repeated, swinging the bag over her shoulder and almost knocking Ron off his chair. ‘I give up! I’m leaving!’ And to the whole class’s amazement, Hermione strode over to the trapdoor, kicked it open, and climbed down the ladder out of sight. It took a few minutes for the class to settle down again. Professor Trelawney seemed to have forgotten all about the Grim. She turned abruptly from Harry and Ron’s table, breathing rather heavily as she tugged her gauzy shawl more closely to her. ‘Ooooo!’ said Lavender suddenly, making everyone start. ‘Oooooo, Professor Trelawney, I’ve just remembered! You saw her leaving, didn’t you? Didn’t you, Professor? “Around Easter, one of our number will leave us forever!” You said it ages ago, Professor!’ Professor Trelawney gave her a dewy smile. ‘Yes, my dear, I did indeed know that Miss Granger would be leaving us. One hopes, however, that one might have mistaken the Signs … the Inner Eye can be a burden, you know …’ Lavender and Parvati looked deeply impressed, and moved over so that Professor Trelawney could join their table instead. ‘Some day Hermione’s having, eh?’ Ron muttered to Harry, looking awed. ‘Yeah …’” 86. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 221, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 300, US Hardcover Edition: “But nobody had as much to do as Hermione. Even without Divination, she was taking more subjects than anybody else. She was usually last to leave the common room at night, first to arrive at the library the next morning; she had shadows like Lupin’s under her eyes, and seemed constantly close to tears.” 87. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 222, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 302, US Hardcover Edition: “All usual pursuits were abandoned in the Gryffindor common room the night before the match. Even Hermione had put down her books. ‘I can’t work, I can’t concentrate,’ she said nervously.” 88. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 222-223, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 302, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry was sitting with Ron and Hermione, removed from the centre of things, trying not to think about the next day, because every time he did, he had the horrible sensation that something very large was fighting to get out of his stomach. ‘You’re going to be fine,’ Hermione told him, though she looked positively terrified. ‘You’ve got a Firebolt!’ said Ron. ‘Yeah …’ said Harry, his stomach writhing.” 89. PoA, Chapter 15, The Quidditch Final, pg. 230, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 313, US Hardcover Edition: “Professor McGonagall was sobbing harder even than Wood, wiping her eyes with an enormous Gryffindor flag; and there, fighting their way towards Harry, were Ron and Hermione. Words failed them. They simply beamed, as Harry was borne towards the stands, where Dumbledore stood waiting with the enormous Quidditch Cup.” 90. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 232-233, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 315-316, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hermione?’ Ron said cautiously, because she was liable to explode when interrupted these days. ‘Er – are you sure you’ve copied down these times right?’ ‘What?’ snapped Hermione, picking up the exam timetable and examining it. ‘Yes, of course I have.’ ‘Is there any point asking how you’re going to sit for two exams at once?’ said Harry. ‘No,’ said Hermione shortly. ‘Has either of you seen my copy of Numerology and Grammatica?’ ‘Oh, yeah, I borrowed it for a bit of bedtime reading,’ said Ron, but very quietly. Hermione started shifting heaps of parchment around on her table, looking for the book. Just then, there was a rustle at the window and Hedwig fluttered through it, a note clutched tightly in her beak. ‘It’s from Hagrid,’ said Harry, ripping the note open. ‘Buckbeak’s appeal – it’s set for the sixth.’ ‘That’s the day we finish our exams,’ said Hermione, still looking everywhere for her Arithmancy book. ‘And they’re coming up here to do it,’ said Harry, still reading from the letter. ‘Someone from the Ministry of Magic and – and an executioner.’ Hermione looked up, startled. ‘They’re bringing the executioner to the appeal! But that sounds as though they’ve already decided!’ ‘Yeah, it does,’ said Harry slowly. ‘They can’t!’ Ron howled. ‘I’ve spent ages reading up stuff for him, they can’t just ignore it all!’ But Harry had a horrible feeling that the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures had had its mind made up for it by Mr Malfoy. Draco, who had been noticeably subdued since Gryffindor’s triumph in the Quidditch final, seemed to regain some of his old swagger over the next few days. From sneering comments Harry overheard, Malfoy was certain Buckbeak was going to be killed, and seemed thoroughly pleased with himself for bringing it about. It was all Harry could do to stop himself imitating Hermione and hitting Malfoy in the face on these occasions. And the worst thing of all was that he had no time or opportunity to see Hagrid, because the strict new security measures had not been lifted, and Harry didn’t dare retrieve his Invisibility Cloak from below the one-eyed witch.” 91. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 233, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 317, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione irritated the rest by fussing about how her tortoise had looked more like a turtle, which was the least of everyone else’s worries.” 92. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 233, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 317, US Hardcover Edition: “Then, after a hasty lunch, it was straight back upstairs for the Charms exam. Hermione had been right; Professor Flitwick did indeed test them on Cheering Charms. Harry slightly overdid his out of nerves and Ron, who was partnering him, ended up in fits of hysterical laughter and had to be led away to a quiet room for an hour before he was ready to perform the Charm himself.” 93. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 234, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 319, US Hardcover Edition: “Flushed with his success, Harry hung around to watch Ron and Hermione. Ron did very well until he reached the Hinkypunk, which successfully confused him into sinking waist-high into the quagmire. Hermione did everything perfectly until she reached the trunk with the Boggart in it. After about a minute inside it, she burst out again, screaming. ‘Hermione!’ said Lupin, startled. ‘What’s the matter?’ ‘P-P-Professor McGonagall!’ Hermione gasped, pointing into the trunk. ‘Sh-she said I’d failed everything!’ It took a little while to calm Hermione down. When at last she had regained a grip on herself, she, Harry, and Ron went back to the castle. Ron was still slightly inclined to laugh at Hermione’s Boggart, but an argument was averted by the sight that met them on the top of the steps.” 94. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 235, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 320-321, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Ron, your dad works for the Ministry. You can’t go saying things like that to his boss!’ said Hermione, but she, too, looked very upset. ‘As long as Hagrid keeps his head this time, and argues his case properly, they can’t possibly execute Buckbeak …’ But Harry could tell Hermione didn’t really believe what she was saying.” 95. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 239-240, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 326, US Hardcover Edition: “‘We’ve got to go,’ said Harry at once. ‘He can’t just sit there on his own, waiting for the executioner!’ ‘Sunset, though,’ said Ron, who was staring out the window in a glazed sort of way. ‘We’d never be allowed … specially you, Harry …’ Harry sank his head into his hands, thinking. ‘If we only had the Invisibility Cloak …’ ‘Where is it?’ said Hermione. Harry told her about leaving it in the passageway under the one-eyed witch. ‘… if Snape sees me anywhere near there again, I’m in serious trouble,’ he finished. ‘That’s true,’ said Hermione, getting to her feet. ‘If he sees you … how do you open the witch’s hump again?’ ‘You – you tap it and say, “Dissendium”,’ said Harry. ‘But –’ Hermione didn’t wait for the rest of his sentence; she strode across the room, pushed the Fat Lady’s portrait open and vanished from sight. ‘She hasn’t gone to get it?’ Ron said, staring after her. She had. Hermione returned a quarter of an hour later with the silvery Cloak folded carefully under her robes. ‘Hermione, I don’t know what’s got into you lately!’ said Ron, astounded. ‘First you hit Malfoy, then you walk out on Professor Trelawney –’ Hermione looked rather flattered.” 96. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 241, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 328, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione, who had been rummaging in Hagrid’s cupboard for another milk jug, let out a small, quickly stifled sob. She straightened up with the new jug in her hands, fighting back tears.” 97. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 241, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 328, US Hardcover Edition: “Silent tears were now streaming down Hermione’s face, but she hid them from Hagrid, bustling around making tea.” 98. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 242, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 329, US Hardcover Edition: “Ron stuffed Scabbers into his pocket and Hermione picked up the Cloak.” 99. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 242, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 330, US Hardcover Edition: “They had no choice. As Hermione threw the Cloak over Harry and Ron, they heard voices at the front of the cabin.” 100. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 243, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 331, US Hardcover Edition: “They walked forwards; Harry, like Hermione, was trying not to listen to the rumble of voices behind them.” 101. PoA, Chapter 16, Professor Trelawney’s Prediction, pg. 243, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 331, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione swayed on the spot. ‘They did it!’ she whispered to Harry. ‘I d-don’t believe it – they did it!’” 102. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 244, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 332, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hagrid,’ Harry muttered. Without thinking about what he was doing, he made to turn back, but both Ron and Hermione seized his arms. ‘We can’t,’ said Ron, who was paper white. ‘He’ll be in worse trouble if they know we’ve been to see him …’ Hermione’s breathing was shallow and uneven. ‘How – could – they?’ she choked. ‘How could they?’ ‘Come on,’ said Ron, whose teeth seemed to be chattering.” 103. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 245, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 333-334, US Hardcover Edition: “She and Harry looked at each other, then followed at a sprint; it was impossible to run full out under the Cloak; they pulled it off and it streamed behind them like a banner as they hurtled after Ron; they could hear his feet thundering along ahead, and his shouts at Crookshanks.” 104. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 245, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 334, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry and Hermione almost fell over Ron; they skidded to a stop right in front of him.” 105. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 246, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 335, US Hardcover Edition: “Then, out of nowhere, something hit Harry so hard across the face he was knocked off his feet again. He heard Hermione shriek with pain and fall, too. Harry groped for his wand, blinking blood out of his eyes – ‘Lumos!’ He whispered.” 106. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 246, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 335, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Harry – we’ve got to go for help –’ Hermione cried; she was bleeding, too; the Willow had cut her across the shoulder.” 107. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 246-247, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 336, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Oh, help, help,’ Hermione whispered frantically, dancing uncertainly on the spot, ‘please …’ Crookshanks darted forwards. He slithered between the battering branches like a snake and placed his front paws upon a knot on the trunk. Abruptly, as though the tree had been turned to marble, it stopped moving. Not a leaf twitched or shook. ‘Crookshanks!’ Hermione whispered uncertainly. She now grasped Harry’s arm painfully hard. ‘How did he know –?’ ‘He’s friends with that dog,’ said Harry grimly. ‘I’ve seen them together. Come on – and keep your wand out –’” 108. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 247, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 336, US Hardcover Edition: “They covered the distance to the trunk in seconds, but before they had reached the gap in the roots, Crookshanks had slid into it with a flick of his bottle-brush tail. Harry went next; he crawled forwards, headfirst, and slid down an earthy slope to the bottom of a very low tunnel. Crookshanks was a little way along, his eyes flashing in the light from Harry’s wand. Seconds later, Hermione slithered down beside him.” 109. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 247-248, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 337-338, US Hardcover Edition: “He and Hermione paused, gasping for breath, edging forwards. Both raised their wands to see what lay beyond. It was a room, a very disordered, dusty room. Paper was peeling from the walls; there were stains all over the floor; every piece of furniture was broken as though somebody had smashed it. The windows were all boarded-up. Harry glanced at Hermione, who looked very frightened, but nodded. Harry pulled himself out of the hole, staring around. The room was deserted, but a door to their right stood open, leading to a shadowy hallway. Hermione suddenly grabbed Harry’s arm again. Her wide eyes were travelling around the boarded windows. ‘Harry,’ she whispered. ‘I think we’re in the Shrieking Shack.’ Harry looked around. His eyes fell on a wooden chair near them. Large chunks had been torn out of it; one of the legs had been ripped off entirely. ‘Ghosts didn’t do that,’ he said slowly. At that moment, there was a creak overhead. Something had moved upstairs. Both of them looked up at the ceiling. Hermione’s grip on Harry’s arm was so tight he was losing feeling in his fingers. He raised his eyebrows at her; she nodded again and let go. Quietly as they could, they crept out into the hall and up the crumbling staircase. Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust except the floor, where a wide, shiny stripe had been made by something being dragged upstairs. They reached the dark landing. ‘Nox,’ they whispered together, and the lights at the end of their wands went out. Only one door was open. As they crept towards it, they heard movement from behind it; a low moan, and then a deep, loud purring. They exchanged a last look, a last nod. Wand held tightly before him, Harry kicked the door wide open. On a magnificent four-poster bed with dusty hangings, lay Crookshanks, purring loudly at the sight of them. On the floor beside him, clutching his leg, which stuck out at a strange angle, was Ron. Harry and Hermione dashed across to him.” 110. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 249, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 339, US Hardcover Edition: “Without knowing what he was doing, he started forwards, but there was a sudden movement on either side of him and two pairs of hands grabbed him and held him back. ‘No, Harry!’ Hermione gasped in a petrified whisper; Ron, however, spoke to Black.” 111. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 249, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 340, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Why’s that?’ Harry spat, trying to wrench himself free of Ron and Hermione. ‘Didn’t care last time, did you? Didn’t mind slaughtering all those Muggles to get at Pettigrew … What’s the matter, gone soft in Azkaban?’ ‘Harry!’ Hermione whimpered. ‘Be quiet!’ ‘HE KILLED MY MUM AND DAD!’ Harry roared, and with a huge effort he broke free of Hermione’s and Ron’s restraint and lunged forwards –” 112. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 250, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 340-341, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione was screaming; Ron was yelling; there was a blinding flash as the wands in Black’s hand sent into the air a jet of sparks which missed Harry’s face by inches; Harry felt the shrunken arm under his fingers twisting madly, but he clung on, his other hand punching every part of Black it could find. But Black’s free hand had found Harry’s throat – ‘No,’ he hissed, ‘I’ve waited too long –’ The fingers tightened, Harry choked, his glasses askew. Then he saw Hermione’s foot swing out of nowhere. Black let go of Harry with a grunt of pain. Ron had thrown himself on Black’s wand hand and Harry heard a faint clatter –” 113. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 250, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 341, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Get out of the way!’ he shouted at Ron and Hermione. They didn’t need telling twice. Hermione, gasping for breath, her lip bleeding, scrambled aside, snatching up her and Ron’s wands. Ron crawled to the four-poster and collapsed onto it, panting, his white face now tinged with green, both hands clutching his broken leg.” 114. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 251, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 342-343, US Hardcover Edition: “Before either of them could say another word, something ginger streaked past Harry; Crookshanks leapt onto Black’s chest, and settled himself there, right over Black’s heart. Black blinked and looked down at the cat. ‘Get off,’ he murmured, trying to push Crookshanks off him. But Crookshanks sank his claws into Black’s robes and wouldn’t shift. He turned his ugly, squashed face to Harry, and looked up at him with those great yellow eyes. To his right, Hermione gave a dry sob. Harry stared down at Black and Crookshanks, his grip tightening on the wand. So what if he had to kill the cat, too? It was in league with Black … if it was prepared to die, trying to protect Black, that wasn’t Harry’s business … if Black wanted to save it, that only proved he cared more for Crookshanks than for Harry’s parents … Harry raised the wand. Now was the moment to do it. Now was the moment to avenge his mother and father. He was going to kill Black. He had to kill Black. This was his chance … The seconds lengthened. And still Harry stood frozen there, wand poised, Black staring up at him, Crookshanks on his chest. Ron’s ragged breathing came from near the bed; Hermione was quite silent.” 115. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 251, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 343, US Hardcover Edition: “‘WE’RE UP HERE!’ Hermione screamed suddenly. ‘WE’RE UP HERE – SIRIUS BLACK - QUICK!’” 116. PoA, Chapter 17, Cat, Rat and Dog, pg. 253, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 345, US Hardcover Edition: “‘NO!’ Hermione screamed, ‘Harry, don’t trust him, he’s been helping Black get into the castle, he wants you dead too – he’s a werewolf!’” 117. PoA, Chapter 18, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, pg. 257-258, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 351, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Because … because people would know if Peter Pettigrew had been an Animagus. We did Animagi in class with Professor McGonagall. And I looked them up when I did my homework – the Ministry of Magic keeps tabs on witches and wizards who can become animals; there’s a register showing what animal they become, and their markings and things … and I went and looked Professor McGonagall up on the register, and there have been only seven Animagi this century, and Pettigrew’s name wasn’t on the list –’ Harry had barely had time to marvel inwardly at the effort Hermione put into her homework, when Lupin started to laugh.” 118. PoA, Chapter 18, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, pg. 258, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 352, US Hardcover Edition: “He looked sober and tired. Ron started to interrupt, but Hermione, said, ‘Shh!’ She was watching Lupin very intently.” 119. PoA, Chapter 18, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, pg. 260, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 260, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I’m getting there, Sirius, I’m getting there … well, highly exciting possibilities were open to us now we could all transform. Soon we were leaving the Shrieking Shack and roaming the school grounds and the village by night. Sirius and James transformed into such large animals, they were able to keep a werewolf in check. I doubt whether any Hogwarts students ever found out more about the Hogwarts grounds and Hogsmeade than we did … And that’s how we came to write the Marauder’s Map, and sign it with our nicknames. Sirius is Padfoot. Peter is Wormtail. James was Prongs.’ ‘What sort of animal –?’ Harry began, but Hermione cut across him. ‘That was still really dangerous! Running around in the dark with a werewolf! What if you’d given the others the slip, and bitten somebody?’ ‘A thought that still haunts me,’ said Lupin heavily. ‘And there were near misses, many of them. We laughed about them afterwards. We were young, thoughtless – carried away with our own cleverness.’” 120. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 263, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 358, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione screamed. Black leapt to his feet. Harry jumped as though he’d received a huge electric shock.” 121. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 264, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 359-360, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry stood there, paralysed, not knowing what to do or whom to believe. He glanced around at Ron and Hermione. Ron looked just as confused as he did, still fighting to keep hold on the struggling Scabbers. Hermione, however, took an uncertain step towards Snape and said, in a very breathless voice, ‘Professor Snape – it – it wouldn’t hurt to hear what they’ve got to say, w-would it?’ ‘Miss Granger, you are already facing suspension from this school,’ Snape spat. ‘You, Potter, and Weasley are out of bounds, in the company of a convicted murderer and a werewolf. For once in your life, hold your tongue.’ ‘But if – if there was a mistake –’ ‘KEEP QUIET, YOU STUPID GIRL!’ Snape shouted, looking suddenly quite deranged. ‘DON’T TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND!’ A few sparks shot out of the end of his wand, which was still pointed at Black’s face. Hermione fell silent.” 122. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 265, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 361-362, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry made up his mind in a split second. Before Snape could take even one step towards him, he had raised his wand. ‘Expelliarmus!’ he yelled – except that his wasn’t the only voice that shouted. There was a blast that made the door rattle on its hinges; Snape was lifted off his feet and slammed into the wall, then slid down it to the floor, a trickle of blood oozing from under his hair. He had been knocked out. Harry looked around. Both Ron and Hermione had tried to disarm Snape at exactly the same moment. Snape’s wand soared in a high arc and landed on the bed next to Crookshanks. ‘You shouldn’t have done that,’ said Black, looking at Harry. ‘You should have left him to me …’ Harry avoided Black’s eyes. He wasn’t sure, even now, that he’d done the right thing. ‘We attacked a teacher … we attacked a teacher …’ Hermione whimpered, staring at the lifeless Snape with frightened eyes. ‘Oh, we’re going to be in so much trouble –’” 123. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 269, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 366, US Hardcover Edition: “He was a very short man, hardly taller than Harry and Hermione.” 124. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 271, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 370, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Professor Lupin?’ said Hermione timidly. ‘Can – can I say something?’ ‘Certainly, Hermione,’ said Lupin courteously. ‘Well – Scabbers – I mean, this – this man – he’s been sleeping in Harry’s dormitory for three years. If he’s working for You Know Who, how come he never tried to hurt Harry before now?’” 125. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 272, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 370-371, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Er – Mr Black – Sirius?’ said Hermione timidly. Black jumped at being addressed like this and stared at Hermione as though being spoken to politely was something he’d long forgotten. ‘If you don’t mind me asking, how – how did you get out of Azkaban, if you didn’t use Dark Magic?’ ‘Thank you!’ gasped Pettigrew, nodding frantically at her. ‘Exactly! Precisely what I –’ But Lupin silenced him with a look. Black was frowning slightly at Hermione, but not as though he was annoyed with her. He seemed to be pondering his answer.” 126. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 274, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 373, US Hardcover Edition: “Ron, going still paler with pain, wrenched his broken leg out of Pettigrew’s reach. Pettigrew turned on his knees, staggered forwards, and seized the hem of Hermione’s robes. ‘Sweet girl … clever girl … you – you won’t let them … help me …’ Hermione pulled her robes out of Pettigrew’s clutching hands and backed away against the wall, looking horrified.” 127. PoA, Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, pg. 275, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 375-376, US Hardcover Edition: “‘You should have realised,’ said Lupin quietly. ‘If Voldemort didn’t kill you, we would. Goodbye, Peter.’ Hermione covered her face with her hands and turned to the wall. ‘NO!’ Harry yelled. He ran forwards, placing himself in front Pettigrew, facing the wands. ‘You can’t kill him,’ he said breathlessly. ‘You can’t.’ Black and Lupin both looked staggered. ‘Harry, this piece of vermin is the reason you have no parents,’ Black snarled. ‘This cringing bit of filth would have seen you die, too, without turning a hair. You heard him. His own stinking skin meant more to him than your whole family.’ ‘I know,’ Harry panted. ‘We’ll take him up to the castle. We’ll hand him over to the Dementors. He can go to Azkaban … just don’t kill him.’ ‘Harry!’ gasped Pettigrew, and he flung his arms around Harry’s knees. ‘You – thank you – it’s more than I deserve – thank you –’ ‘Get off me,’ Harry spat, throwing Pettigrew’s hands off him in disgust. ‘I’m not doing this for you. I’m doing it because I don’t reckon my dad would’ve wanted them to become killers – just for you.’” 128. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 277, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 378, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry had never been part of a stranger group. Crookshanks led the way down the stairs; Lupin, Pettigrew and Ron went next, looking like contestants in a six-legged race. Next came Professor Snape, drifting creepily along, his toes hitting each stair as they descended, held up by his own wand, which was being pointed at him by Sirius. Harry and Hermione brought up the rear.” 129. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 278, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 380, US Hardcover Edition: “Sirius saw Snape up through the hole, then stood back for Harry and Hermione to pass. At last, all of them were out.” 130. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 278-279, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 380, US Hardcover Edition: “Snape collided with Lupin, Pettigrew and Ron, who had stopped abruptly. Sirius froze. He flung out an arm to make Harry and Hermione stop. Harry could see Lupin’s silhouette. He had gone rigid. Then his limbs began to shake. ‘Oh, my –’ Hermione gasped. ‘He didn’t take his Potion tonight! He’s not safe!’” 131. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 279, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 381, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry stood, transfixed by the sight; too intent upon the battle to notice anything else. It was Hermione’s scream that alerted him –” 132. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 279-280, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 382, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry and Hermione dashed over to Ron. ‘What did he do to him?’ Hermione whispered. Ron’s eyes were only half-closed; his mouth hung open. He was definitely alive, they could hear him breathing, but he didn’t seem to recognise them. ‘I don’t know.’” 133. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 280, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 382, US Hardcover Edition: “He had a moment’s 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 towards it, and Harry, running flat out, felt the cold without realising what it must mean –” 134. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 280, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 383, US Hardcover Edition: “‘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 –” 135. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 280-281, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 383, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Expecto patronum! Hermione, help me! Expecto patronum!’ ‘Expecto –’ Hermione whispered, ‘expecto – expecto –’ But she couldn’t do it. The Dementors were closing in, barely ten feet from them. They formed a solid wall around Harry and Hermione, and were getting closer … ‘EXPECTO PATRONUM!’ Harry yelled, trying to blot the screaming from his ears. ‘EXPECTO PATRONUM!’ A thin wisp of silver escaped his wand and hovered like mist before him. At the same moment, Harry felt Hermione collapse next to him. He was alone … completely alone …” 136. PoA, Chapter 20, The Dementor’s Kiss, pg. 282, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 385, US Hardcover Edition: “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 …” 137. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 284, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 388, US Hardcover Edition: “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.” 138. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 284-285, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 388-389, US Hardcover Edition: “‘How’s Ron?’ said Harry and Hermione together. ‘He’ll live,’ said Madam Pomfrey grimly. ‘As for you two … you’ll be staying here until I’m satisfied you’re – Potter, what do you think you’re doing?’ Harry was sitting up, putting his glasses back on and picking up his wand. ‘I need to see the Headmaster,’ he said. ‘Potter,’ said Madam Pomfrey soothingly, ‘it’s all right. They’ve got Black. He’s 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.” 139. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 285, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 389, US Hardcover Edition: “‘YOU HAVEN’T!’ Harry yelled. ‘YOUVE GOT THE WRONG MAN!’ ‘Minister, listen, please,’ Hermione said; she had hurried to Harry’s side and was gazing imploringly into Fudge’s face. ‘I saw him, too. It was Ron’s rat, he’s an Animagus, Pettigrew, I mean, and –’” 140. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 286, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 390, US Hardcover Edition: “‘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 didn’t arrive in time to hear –’ ‘Miss Granger, HOLD YOUR TONGUE!’” 141. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 286, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 391, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I would like to speak to Harry and Hermione alone,’ said Dumbledore abruptly.” 142. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 286, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 391, US Hardcover Edition: “‘You surely don’t believe a word of Black’s story?’ Snape whispered, his eyes fixed on Dumbledore’s face. ‘I wish to speak to Harry and Hermione alone,’ Dumbledore repeated.” 143. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 287, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 391-392, US Hardcover Edition: “It closed behind them and Dumbledore turned to Harry and Hermione. They both burst into speech at the same time. ‘Professor, Black’s telling the truth – we saw Pettigrew –’ ‘– he escaped when Professor Lupin turned into a werewolf –’ ‘– he’s a rat –’ ‘– Pettigrew’s front paw, I mean, finger, he cut it off –’ ‘– Pettigrew attacked Ron, it wasn’t Sirius –’ But Dumbledore held up his hand to stem the flood of explanations.” 144. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 287, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 392, US Hardcover Edition: “‘He hates Sirius,’ Hermione said desperately. ‘All because of some stupid trick Sirius played on him –’” 145. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 288, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 393, US Hardcover Edition: “‘What we need,’ said Dumbledore slowly, and his light-blue eyes moved from Harry to Hermione, ‘is more time.’ ‘But –’ Hermione began. And then her eyes became very round. ‘OH!’” 146. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 288, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 393-394, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Good luck?’ Harry repeated as the door closed behind Dumbledore. ‘Three turns? What’s he talking about? What are we supposed to do?’ But Hermione was fumbling with the neck of her robes, pulling from beneath them a very long, very fine gold chain. ‘Harry, come here,’ she said urgently. ‘Quick!’ Harry moved towards her, completely bewildered. She was holding the chain out. He saw a tiny, sparkling hour-glass hanging from it. ‘Here –’ She had thrown the chain around his neck, too. ‘Ready?’ she said breathlessly. ‘What are we doing?’ Harry said, completely lost. Hermione turned the hour-glass over three times.” 147. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 289, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 394-395, US Hardcover Edition: “He was standing next to Hermione in the deserted Entrance Hall and a stream of golden sunlight was falling across the paved floor from the open front doors. He looked wildly around at Hermione, the chain of the hour-glass cutting into his neck. ‘Hermione, what –?’ ‘In here!’ Hermione seized Harry’s arm and dragged him across the hall to the door of a broom cupboard; she opened it, pushed him inside amongst the buckets and mops, followed him in, then slammed the door behind them. ‘What – how – Hermione, what happened?’ ‘We’ve gone back in time,’ Hermione whispered, lifting the chain off Harry’s neck in the darkness. ‘Three hours back …’ Harry found his own leg and gave it a very hard pinch. It hurt a lot, which seemed to rule out the possibility that he was having a very bizarre dream.” 148. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 289-290, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 395-396, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione sat down on an upturned bucket; looking desperately anxious, Harry wanted a few questions answered. ‘Where did you get that hourglass thing?’ ‘It’s called a Time-Turner,’ Hermione whispered, ‘and I got it from Professor McGonagall on our first day back. I’ve been using it all year to get to all my lessons. Professor McGonagall made me swear I wouldn’t tell anyone. She had to write all sorts of letters to the Ministry of Magic so I could have one. She had to tell them that I was a model student, and that I’d never, ever use it for anything except my studies … I’ve been turning it back so I could do hours over again, that’s how I’ve been doing several lessons at once, see? But … ‘Harry, I don’t understand what Dumbledore wants us to do. Why did he tell us to go back three hours? How’s that going to help Sirius?’ Harry stared at her shadowy face. ‘There must be something that happened around now he wants us to change,’ he said slowly. ‘What happened? We were walking down to Hagrid’s three hours ago …’ ‘This is three hours ago, and we are walking down to Hagrid’s,’ said Hermione. ‘We just heard ourselves leaving …’ Harry frowned; he felt as though he was screwing up his whole brain in concentration. ‘Dumbledore just said – just said we could save more than one innocent life …’ And then it hit him. ‘Hermione, we’re going to save Buckbeak!’ ‘But – how will that help Sirius?’ ‘Dumbledore said – he just told us where the window is – the window of Flitwick’s office! Where they’ve got Sirius locked up! We’ve got to fly Buckbeak up to the window and rescue Sirius! Sirius can escape on Buckbeak – they can escape together!’ From what Harry could see of Hermione’s face, she looked terrified. ‘If we manage that without being seen, it’ll be a miracle!’ ‘Well, we’ve got to try, haven’t we?’ said Harry. He stood up and pressed his own ear against the door. ‘Doesn’t sound like anyone’s there … come on, let’s go …’” 149. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 290-291, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 397, US Hardcover Edition: “‘If anyone’s looking out of the window –’ Hermione squeaked, looking up at the castle behind them. ‘We’ll run for it,’ said Harry determinedly. ‘Straight into the Forest, all right? We’ll have to hide behind a tree or something and keep a lookout –’ ‘OK, but we’ll go round by the greenhouses!’ said Hermione breathlessly. ‘We need to keep out of sight of Hagrid’s front door, or we’ll see us! We must be nearly at Hagrid’s by now!’ Still working out what she meant, Harry set off at a sprint, Hermione behind him.” 150. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 291, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 397, US Hardcover Edition: “Safe in the shadows of the trees, Harry turned around; seconds later, Hermione arrived beside him, panting.” 151. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 291, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 398, US Hardcover Edition: “‘This is the weirdest thing we’ve ever done,’ Harry said fervently. ‘Let’s move along a bit,’ Hermione whispered. ‘We need to get nearer to Buckbeak!’” 152. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 291, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 398, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Now?’ Harry whispered. ‘No!’ said Hermione. ‘If we steal him now, those Committee people will think Hagrid set him free! We’ve got to wait until they’ve seen he’s tied outside!’” 153. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 291-292, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 398-399, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hermione,’ said Harry suddenly, ‘what if we – we just run in there, and grab Pettigrew –’ ‘No!’ said Hermione in a terrified whisper. ‘Don’t you understand? We’re breaking one of the most important wizarding laws! Nobody’s supposed to change time, nobody! You heard Dumbledore, if we’re seen –’ ‘We’d only be seen by ourselves and Hagrid!’ ‘Harry, what do you think you’d do if you saw yourself bursting into Hagrid’s house?’ said Hermione. ‘I’d – I’d think I’d gone mad,’ said Harry, ‘or I’d think there was some Dark Magic going on –’ ‘Exactly! You wouldn’t understand, you might even attack yourself! Don’t you see? Professor McGonagall told me what awful things have happened when wizards have meddled with time … loads of them ended up killing their past or future selves by mistake!’ ‘OK!’ said Harry. ‘It was just an idea, I just thought –’” 154. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 292, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 399, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry watched the Hermione in the pumpkin patch throw the Invisibility Cloak over himself and Ron.” 155. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 292, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 400, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry watched the grass flatten in patches all around the cabin and heard three pairs of feet retreating. He, Ron and Hermione had gone … but the Harry and Hermione hidden in the trees could now hear what was happening inside the cabin through the back door.” 156. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 293, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 400, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Wait here,’ Harry whispered to Hermione. ‘I’ll do it.’ As Fudge’s voice started again, Harry darted out from behind his tree, vaulted the fence into the pumpkin patch and approached Buckbeak.” 157. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 293-294, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 401-402, US Hardcover Edition: “Hermione’s white face was sticking out from behind a tree. ‘Harry, hurry!’ she mouthed. Harry could still hear Dumbledore’s voice talking from within the cabin. He gave the rope another wrench. Buckbeak broke into a grudging trot. They had reached the trees … ‘Quick! Quick!’ Hermione moaned, darting out from behind her tree, seizing the rope too and adding her weight to make Buckbeak move faster. Harry looked over his shoulder; they were now blocked from sight; they couldn’t see Hagrid’s garden at all. ‘Stop!’ he whispered to Hermione. ‘They might hear us –’ Hagrid’s back door had opened with a bang. Harry, Hermione and Buckbeak stood quite still; even the Hippogriff seemed to be listening intently.” 158. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 294, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 402, US Hardcover Edition: “Buckbeak started to strain against the rope, trying to get back to Hagrid. Harry and Hermione tightened their grip and dug their heels into the Forest floor to stop him.” 159. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 294-295, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 403, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry and Hermione listened closely. They heard footsteps, the soft cursing of the executioner, the snap of the door, and then silence once more. ‘Now what?’ whispered Harry, looking around. ‘We’ll have to hide in here,’ said Hermione, who looked very shaken. ‘We need to wait until they’ve gone back to the castle. Then we wait until it’s safe to fly Buckbeak up to Sirius’s window. He won’t be there for another couple of hours … oh, this is going to be difficult …’ She looked nervously over her shoulder into the depths of the Forest. The sun was setting now. ‘We’re going to have to move,’ said Harry, thinking hard. ‘We’ve got to be able to see the Whomping Willow, or we won’t know what’s going on.’ ‘OK,’ said Hermione, getting a firmer grip on Buckbeak’s rope. ‘But we’ve got to keep out of sight, Harry, remember …’” 160. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 295, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 403, US Hardcover Edition: “And then they saw two more figures materialise out of nowhere. Harry watched himself and Hermione chasing after Ron. Then he saw Ron dive.” 161. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 295, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 404, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Looks even worse from here, doesn’t it?’ said Harry, watching the dog pulling Ron into the roots. ‘Ouch – look, I just got walloped by the tree – and so did you – this is weird –’ The Whomping Willow was creaking and lashing out with its lower branches; they could see themselves darting here and there, trying to reach the trunk. And then the tree froze. ‘That was Crookshanks pressing the knot,’ said Hermione. ‘And there we go …’ Harry muttered. ‘We’re in.’” 162. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 295-296, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 404, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Right after we’d gone down into the passage!’ said Hermione. ‘If only Dumbledore had come with us …’ ‘Macnair and Fudge would’ve come, too,’ said Harry bitterly. ‘I bet you anything Fudge would’ve told Macnair to murder Sirius on the spot …’” 163. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 296, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 405, US Hardcover Edition: “‘If he’d only grabbed the Cloak,’ said Harry. ‘It’s just lying there …’ He turned to Hermione. ‘If I just dashed out now and grabbed it, Snape’d never be able to get it and –’ ‘Harry, we mustn’t be seen!’ ‘How can you stand this?’ he asked Hermione fiercely. ‘Just standing here and watching it happen?’ He hesitated. ‘I’m going to grab the Cloak!’ ‘Harry, no!’ Hermione seized the back of Harry’s robes not a moment too soon. Just then, they heard a burst of song. It was Hagrid, making his way up to the castle, singing at the top of his voice, and weaving slightly as he walked. A large bottle was swinging from his hands. ‘See?’ Hermione whispered. ‘See what would have happened? We’ve got to keep out of sight! No, Buckbeak!’ The Hippogriff was making frantic attempts to get to Hagrid again; Harry seized his rope, too, straining to hold Buckbeak back.” 164. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 297-298, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 406-407, US Hardcover Edition: “She took the end of Buckbeak’s rope and tied it securely around the nearest tree, then sat down on the dry ground, arms around her knees. ‘Harry, there’s something I don’t understand … why didn’t the Dementors get Sirius? I remember them coming, and then I think I passed out … there were so many of them …’ Harry sat down, too. He explained what he’d seen; how, as the nearest Dementor had lowered its mouth to Harry’s, a large silver something had come galloping across the lake and forced the Dementors to retreat. Hermione’s mouth was slightly open by the time Harry had finished. ‘But what was it?’ ‘There’s only one thing it could have been, to make the Dementors go,’ said Harry. ‘A real Patronus. A powerful one.’ ‘But who conjured it?’ Harry didn’t say anything. He was thinking back to the person he’d seen on the other bank of the lake. He knew who he thought it had been … but how could it have been? ‘Didn’t you see what they looked like?’ said Hermione eagerly. ‘Was it one of the teachers?’ ‘No,’ said Harry. ‘He wasn’t a teacher.’ ‘But it must have been a really powerful wizard, to drive all those Dementors away … If the Patronus was shining so brightly, didn’t it light him up? Couldn’t you see –?’ ‘Yeah, I saw him,’ said Harry slowly. ‘But … maybe I imagined it … I wasn’t thinking straight … I passed out right afterwards …’ ‘Who did you think it was?’ ‘I think –’ Harry swallowed, knowing how strange this was going to sound. ‘I think it was my dad.’ Harry glanced up at Hermione and saw that her mouth was fully open now. She was gazing at him with a mixture of alarm and pity. ‘Harry, your dad’s – well – dead,’ she said quietly. ‘I know that,’ said Harry quickly. ‘You think you saw his ghost?’ ‘I don’t know … no … he looked solid …’ ‘But then –’ ‘Maybe I was seeing things,’ said Harry. ‘But … from what I could see … it looked like him … I’ve got photos of him …’ Hermione was still looking at him as though worried about his sanity. ‘I know it sounds mad,’ said Harry flatly. He turned to look at Buckbeak, who was digging his beak into the ground, apparently searching for worms. But he wasn’t really watching Buckbeak.” 165. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 298, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 408, US Hardcover Edition: “The leaves overhead rustled faintly in the breeze. The moon drifted in and out of sight behind the shifting clouds. Hermione sat with her face turned towards the Willow, waiting.” 166. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 298, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 408, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry’s heart was starting to beat very fast. He glanced up at the sky. Any moment now, that cloud was going to move aside and show the moon … ‘Harry,’ Hermione muttered, as though she knew exactly what he was thinking, ‘we’ve got to stay put. We mustn’t be seen. There’s nothing we can do …’ ‘So we’re just going to let Pettigrew escape all over again …’ said Harry quietly. ‘How do you expect to find a rat in the dark?’ snapped Hermione. ‘There’s nothing we can do! We came back to help Sirius. We’re not supposed to be doing anything else!’ ‘All right!’” 167. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 299, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 408-409, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hermione!’ said Harry suddenly. ‘We’ve got to move!’ ‘We mustn’t, I keep telling you –’ ‘Not to interfere! Lupin’s going to run into the Forest, right at us!’ Hermione gasped. ‘Quick!’ she moaned, dashing to untie Buckbeak. ‘Quick! Where are we going to go? Where are we going to hide? The Dementors will be coming any moment –’ ‘Back to Hagrid’s!’ Harry said. ‘It’s empty now – come on!’” 168. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 299, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 409-410, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I think I’d better go outside again, you know,’ said Harry slowly. ‘I can’t see what’s going on – we won’t know when it’s time –’ Hermione looked up. Her expression was suspicious. ‘I’m not going to try and interfere,’ said Harry quickly. ‘But if we don’t see what’s going on, how’re we going to know when it’s time to rescue Sirius?’ ‘Well … OK, then … I’ll wait here with Buckbeak … but Harry, be careful – there’s a werewolf out there – and the Dementors –’” 169. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 301, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 412, US Hardcover Edition: “Then, with a great leap of his heart, he heard hooves behind him – he whirled around and saw Hermione dashing towards him, dragging Buckbeak behind her. ‘What did you do?’ she said fiercely. ‘You said you were only going to keep a lookout!’ ‘I just saved all our lives …’ said Harry. ‘Get behind here – behind this bush – I’ll explain.’ Hermione listened to what had just happened with her mouth open yet again. ‘Did anyone see you?’ ‘Yes, haven’t you been listening? I saw me but I thought I was my dad! It’s OK!’ ‘Harry, I can’t believe it – you conjured up a Patronus that drove away all those Dementors! That’s very, very advanced magic …’ ‘I knew I could do it this time,’ said Harry, ‘because I’d already done it … Does that make sense?’ ‘I don’t know – Harry, look at Snape!’” 170. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 302, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 413-414, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Macnair!’ said Harry. ‘The executioner! He’s gone to get the Dementors! This is it, Hermione –’ Hermione put her hands on Buckbeak’s back and Harry gave her a leg up. Then he placed his foot on one of the lower branches of the bush and climbed up in front of her. He pulled Buckbeak’s rope back over his neck and tied it to the other side of his collar like reins. ‘Ready?’ he whispered to Hermione. ‘You’d better hold on to me –’ He nudged Buckbeak’s sides with his heels. Buckbeak soared straight into the dark air. Harry gripped his flanks with his knees, feeling the great wings rising powerfully beneath them. Hermione was holding Harry very tight around the waist; he could hear her muttering, ‘Oh, no – I don’t like this – oh, I really don’t like this –’” 171. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 302, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 414, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Stand back!’ Hermione called to him, and she took out her wand, still gripping the back of Harry’s robes with her left hand. ‘Alohomora!’ The window sprang open.” 172. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 303, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 415, US Hardcover Edition: “Buckbeak landed with a clatter on the battlements and Harry and Hermione slid off him at once.” 173. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 303, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 415, US Hardcover Edition: “‘How can I ever thank –’ ‘GO!’ Harry and Hermione shouted together.” 174. PoA, Chapter 21, Hermione’s Secret, pg. 303, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 415, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry and Hermione jumped back as the enormous wings rose once more … the Hippogriff took off into the air … he and his rider became smaller and smaller as Harry gazed after them … then a cloud drifted across the moon … they were gone.” 175. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 304, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 416, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Harry!’ Hermione was tugging at his sleeve, staring at her watch. ‘We’ve got exactly ten minutes to get back down to the hospital wing without anybody seeing us – before Dumbledore locks the door –’ ‘OK,’ said Harry, wrenching his gaze from the sky, ‘let’s go …’ They slipped through the doorway behind them and down a tightly spiralling stone staircase. As they reached the bottom of it, they heard voices. They flattened themselves against the wall and listened. It sounded like Fudge and Snape. They were walking quickly along the corridor at the foot of the staircase.” 176. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 304, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 417, US Hardcover Edition: “Harry clenched his teeth. He caught a glimpse of Snape’s smirk as he and Fudge passed Harry and Hermione’s hiding place. Their footsteps died away. Harry and Hermione waited a few moments to make sure they’d really gone, then started to run in the opposite direction.” 177. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 304, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 417, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Peeves!’ Harry muttered, grabbing Hermione’s wrist. ‘In here!’” 178. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 305, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 417, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hermione – what’ll happen – if we don’t get back inside – before Dumbledore locks the door?’ Harry panted. ‘I don’t want to think about it!’ Hermione moaned, checking her watch again. ‘One minute!’” 179. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 305, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 418, US Hardcover Edition: “Dumbledore backed out of the room, closed the door, and took out his wand to magically lock it. Panicking, Harry and Hermione ran forwards. Dumbledore looked up, and a wide smile appeared under the long silver moustache. ‘Well?’ he said quietly. ‘We did it!’ said Harry breathlessly. ‘Sirius has gone, on Buckbeak …’ Dumbledore beamed at them. ‘Well done. I think –’ He listened intently for any sound within the hospital wing. ‘Yes, I think you’ve gone, too. Get inside – I’ll lock you in –’ Harry and Hermione slipped back inside the dormitory. It was empty except for Ron, who was still lying motionless in the end bed. As the lock clicked behind them, Harry and Hermione crept back to their own beds, Hermione tucking the Time-Turner back under her robes. Next moment, Madam Pomfrey had come striding back out of her office. ‘Did I hear the Headmaster leaving? Am I allowed to look after my patients now?’ She was in a very bad mood. Harry and Hermione thought it best to accept their chocolate quietly. Madam Pomfrey stood over them, making sure they ate it. But Harry could hardly swallow. He and Hermione were waiting, listening, their nerves jangling … And then, as they both took a fourth piece of chocolate from Madam Pomfrey, they heard a distant roar of fury echoing from somewhere above them …” 180. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 307, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 421, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Hagrid would like that,’ said Dumbledore, with a swift smile at Harry and Hermione.” 181. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 307, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 421, US Hardcover Edition: “‘What – what happened?’ he groaned. ‘Harry? Why are we in here? Where’s Sirius? Where’s Lupin? What’s going on?’ Harry and Hermione looked at each other. ‘You explain,’ said Harry, helping himself to some more chocolate.” 182. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 308, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 422-423, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I’m going to see him,’ he said to Ron and Hermione. ‘But if he’s resigned –’ ‘– doesn’t sound like there’s anything we can do –’ ‘I don’t care. I still want to see him. I’ll meet you back here.’” 183. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 314, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 430-431, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I still can’t believe you didn’t tell us about it,’ said Ron grumpily. ‘We’re supposed to be your friends.’ ‘I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone,’ said Hermione severely. She looked around at Harry, who was watching Hogwarts disappear from view behind a mountain. Two whole months before he’d see it again … ‘Oh, cheer up, Harry!’ said Hermione sadly. ‘I’m OK,’ said Harry quickly. ‘Just thinking about the holidays.’ ‘Yeah, I’ve been thinking about them, too,’ said Ron. ‘Harry, you’ve got to come and stay with us. I’ll fix it up with Mum and Dad, then I’ll call you. I know how to use a fellytone now –’ ‘A telephone, Ron,’ said Hermione. ‘Honestly, you should take Muggle Studies next year …’ Ron ignored her. ‘It’s the Quidditch World Cup this summer! How about it, Harry? Come and stay, and we’ll go and see it! Dad can usually get tickets from work.’ This proposal had the effect of cheering Harry up a great deal. ‘Yeah … I bet the Dursleys’d be pleased to let me come … especially after what I did to Aunt Marge …’ Feeling considerably more cheerful, Harry joined Ron and Hermione in several games of Exploding Snap, and when the witch with the tea trolley arrived, he bought himself a very large lunch, though nothing with chocolate in it.” 184. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 314, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 431, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Harry,’ said Hermione suddenly, peering over his shoulder. ‘What’s that thing outside your window?’” 185. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 315, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 432-433, US Hardcover Edition:
‘Yes, but he hadn’t jinxed it, had he?’ said Ron.” 186. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 316, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 434, US Hardcover Edition: “‘Keep him?’ he said uncertainly. He looked closely at the owl for a moment, then, to Harry’s and Hermione’s great surprise, he held him out for Crookshanks to sniff.” 187. PoA, Chapter 22, Owl Post Again, pg. 316, UK Paperback Edition | pg. 434, US Hardcover Edition: “‘I’ll call about the World Cup!’ Ron yelled after Harry, as Harry bid him and Hermione goodbye, then wheeled the trolley bearing his trunk and Hedwig’s cage towards Uncle Vernon, who greeted him in usual fashion.” |