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he muttered to Percy.
and
and very
"Must be," said Percy, frowning at Dumbledore.
very
very old
"It's odd, because he usually gives us a reason why we're not allowed to go somewhere -- the forest's full of dangerous beasts, everyone knows that.
old
old ,
I do think he might have told us prefects, at least."
,
, judging
"And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!"
judging
judging by
cried Dumbledore.
by
by the
Harry noticed that the other teachers' smiles had become rather fixed.
the
the silver
Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, as if he was trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and twisted itself, snakelike, into words.
silver
silver of
"Everyone pick their favorite tune," said Dumbledore, "and off we go!"
of
of his
And the school bellowed: "Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something please, Whether we be old and bald Or young with scabby knees, Our heads could do with filling With some interesting stuff, For now they're bare and full of air, Dead flies and bits of fluff, So teach us things worth knowing, Bring back what we've forgot, just do your best, we'll do the rest, And learn until our brains all rot.
his
his hair
Everybody finished the song at different times.
hair
hair and
At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.
and
and beard
Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest.
beard
beard ,
"Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes.
,
, which
"A magic beyond all we do here!
which
which were
And now, bedtime.
were
were both
Off you trot!"
both
both long
The Gryffindor first years followed Percy through the chattering crowds, out of the Great Hall, and up the marble staircase.
long
long enough
Harry's legs were like lead again, but only because he was so tired and full of food.
enough
enough to
He was too sleepy even to be surprised that the people in the portraits along the corridors whispered and pointed as they passed, or that twice Percy led them through doorways hidden behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries.
to
to tuck
They climbed more staircases, yawning and dragging their feet, and Harry was just wondering how much farther they had to go when they came to a sudden halt.
tuck
tuck into
A bundle of walking sticks was floating in midair ahead of them, and as Percy took a step toward them they started throwing themselves at him.
into
into his
"Peeves," Percy whispered to the first years.
his
his belt
"A poltergeist."
belt
belt .
He raised his voice, "Peeves -- show yourself" A loud, rude sound, like the air being let out of a balloon, answered.
.
. He
"Do you want me to go to the Bloody Baron?"
He
He was
There was a pop, and a little man with wicked, dark eyes and a wide mouth appeared, floating cross- legged in the air, clutching the walking sticks.
was
was wearing
"Oooooooh!"
wearing
wearing long
he said, with an evil cackle.
long
long robes
"Ickle Firsties!
robes
robes ,
What fun!"
,
, a
He swooped suddenly at them.
a
a purple
They all ducked.
purple
purple cloak
"Go away, Peeves, or the Baron'll hear about this, I mean it!"
cloak
cloak that
barked Percy.
that
that swept
Peeves stuck out his tongue and vanished, dropping the walking sticks on Neville's head.
swept
swept the
They heard him zooming away, rattling coats of armor as he passed.
the
the ground
"You want to watch out for Peeves," said Percy, as they set off again.
ground
ground ,
"The Bloody Baron's the only one who can control him, he won't even listen to us prefects.
,
, and
Here we are."
and
and high-heeled
At the very end of the corridor hung a portrait of a very fat woman in a pink silk dress.
high-heeled
high-heeled ,
"Password?"
,
, buckled
she said.
buckled
buckled boots
"Caput Draconis," said Percy, and the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall.
boots
boots .
They all scrambled through it -- Neville needed a leg up -- and found themselves in the Gryffindor common room, a cozy, round room full of squashy armchairs.
.
. His
Percy directed the girls through one door to their dormitory and the boys through another.
His
His blue
At the top of a spiral staircase -- they were obviously in one of the towers -- they found their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains.
blue
blue eyes
Their trunks had already been brought up.
eyes
eyes were
Too tired to talk much, they pulled on their pajamas and fell into bed. "
were
were light
Great food, isn't it?"
light
light ,
Ron muttered to Harry through the hangings.
,
, bright
"Get off, Scabbers!
bright
bright ,
He's chewing my sheets."
,
, and
Harry was going to ask Ron if he'd had any of the treacle tart, but he fell asleep almost at once.
and
and sparkling
Perhaps Harry had eaten a bit too much, because he had a very strange dream.
sparkling
sparkling behind
He was wearing Professor Quirrell's turban, which kept talking to him, telling him he must transfer to Slytherin at once, because it was his destiny.
behind
behind half-moon
Harry told the turban he didn't want to be in Slytherin; it got heavier and heavier; he tried to pull it off but it tightened painfully -- and there was Malfoy, laughing at him as he struggled with it -then Malfoy turned into the hook-nosed teacher, Snape, whose laugh became high and cold -- there was a burst of green light and Harry woke, sweating and shaking.
half-moon
half-moon spectacles
He rolled over and fell asleep again, and when he woke next day, he didn't remember the dream at all.
spectacles
spectacles and
CHAPTER EIGHT THE POTIONS MASTER There, look."
and
and his
"Where?"
his
his nose
"Next to the tall kid with the red hair."
nose
nose was
"Wearing the glasses?"
was
was very
"Did you see his face?"
very
very long
"Did you see his scar?"
long
long and
Whispers followed Harry from the moment he left his dormitory the next day.
and
and crooked
People lining up outside classrooms stood on tiptoe to get a look at him, or doubled back to pass him in the corridors again, staring.
crooked
crooked ,
Harry wished they wouldn't, because he was trying to concentrate on finding his way to classes.
,
, as
There were a hundred and forty-two staircases at Hogwarts: wide, sweeping ones; narrow, rickety ones; some that led somewhere different on a Friday; some with a vanishing step halfway up that you had to remember to jump.
as
as though
Then there were doors that wouldn't open unless you asked politely, or tickled them in exactly the right place, and doors that weren't really doors at all, but solid walls just pretending.
though
though it
It was also very hard to remember where anything was, because it all seemed to move around a lot.
it
it had
The people in the portraits kept going to visit each other, and Harry was sure the coats of armor could walk.
had
had been
The ghosts didn't help, either.
been
been broken
It was always a nasty shock when one of them glided suddenly through a door you were trying to open.
broken
broken at
Nearly Headless Nick was always happy to point new Gryffindors in the right direction, but Peeves the Poltergeist was worth two locked doors and a trick staircase if you met him when you were late for class.
at
at least
He would drop wastepaper baskets on your head, pull rugs from under your feet, pelt you with bits of chalk, or sneak up behind you, invisible, grab your nose, and screech, "GOT YOUR CONK!"
least
least twice
Even worse than Peeves, if that was possible, was the caretaker, Argus Filch.
twice
twice .
Harry and Ron managed to get on the wrong side of him on their very first morning.
.
. This
Filch found them trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the entrance to the out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor.
This
This man
He wouldn't believe they were lost, was sure they were trying to break into it on purpose, and was threatening to lock them in the dungeons when they were rescued by Professor Quirrell, who was passing.
man
man 's
Filch owned a cat called Mrs. Norris, a scrawny, dust-colored creature with bulging, lamp like eyes just like Filch's.
's
's name
She patrolled the corridors alone.
name
name was
Break a rule in front of her, put just one toe out of line, and she'd whisk off for Filch, who'd appear, wheezing, two seconds later.
was
was Albus
Filch knew the secret passageways of the school better than anyone (except perhaps the Weasley twins) and could pop up as suddenly as any of the ghosts.
Albus
Albus Dumbledore
The students all hated him, and it was the dearest ambition of many to give Mrs. Norris a good kick.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore .
And then, once you had managed to find them, there were the classes themselves.
.
. Albus
There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.
Albus
Albus Dumbledore
They had to study the night skies through their telescopes every Wednesday at midnight and learn the names of different stars and the movements of the planets.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore did
Three times a week they went out to the greenhouses behind the castle to study Herbology, with a dumpy little witch called Professor Sprout, where they learned how to take care of all the strange plants and fungi, and found out what they were used for.
did
did n't
Easily the most boring class was History of Magic, which was the only one taught by a ghost.
n't
n't seem
Professor Binns had been very old indeed when he had fallen asleep in front of the staff room fire and got up next morning to teach, leaving his body behind him.
seem
seem to
Binns droned on and on while they scribbled down names and dates, and got Emetic the Evil and Uric the Oddball mixed up.
to
to realize
Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was a tiny little wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk.
realize
realize that
At the start of their first class he took the roll call, and when he reached Harry's name he gave an excited squeak and toppled out of sight.
that
that he
Professor McGonagall was again different.
he
he had
Harry had been quite right to think she wasn't a teacher to cross.
had
had just
Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they sat down in her first class.
just
just arrived
"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts," she said.
arrived
arrived in
"Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back.
in
in a
You have been warned."
a
a street
Then she changed her desk into a pig and back again.
street
street where