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"We'll be lucky ter catch anythin' now, with the racket you two were
makin'.
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McGonagall
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McGonagall whispered
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Right, we're changin' groups -- Neville, you stay with me an'
Hermione, Harry, you go with Fang an' this idiot.
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whispered
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whispered ,
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I'm sorry," Hagrid
added in a whisper to Harry, "but he'll have a harder time frightenin'
you, an' we've gotta get this done."
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,
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, patting
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So Harry set off into the heart of the forest with Malfoy and Fang.
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patting
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patting Hagrid
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They
walked for nearly half an hour, deeper and deeper into the forest, until
the path became almost impossible to follow because the trees were so
thick.
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Hagrid
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Hagrid gingerly
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Harry thought the blood seemed to be getting thicker.
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gingerly
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gingerly on
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There were
splashes on the roots of a tree, as though the poor creature had been
thrashing around in pain close by.
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on
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on the
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Harry could see a clearing ahead,
through the tangled branches of an ancient oak.
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the
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the arm
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"Look --" he murmured, holding out his arm to stop Malfoy.
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arm
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arm as
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Something bright white was gleaming on the ground.
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as
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as Dumbledore
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They inched closer.
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Dumbledore
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Dumbledore stepped
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It was the unicorn all right, and it was dead.
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stepped
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stepped over
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Harry had never seen
anything so beautiful and sad.
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over
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over the
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Its long, slender legs were stuck out at
odd angles where it had fallen and its mane was spread pearly-white on
the dark leaves.
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the
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the low
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Harry had taken one step toward it when a slithering sound made him
freeze where he stood.
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low
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low garden
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A bush on the edge of the clearing quivered....
Then, out of the shadows, a hooded figure came crawling across the
ground like some stalking beast.
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garden
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garden wall
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Harry, Malfoy, and Fang stood
transfixed.
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wall
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wall and
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The cloaked figure reached the unicorn, lowered its head
over the wound in the animal's side, and began to drink its blood.
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and
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and walked
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"AAAAAAAAAARGH!"
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walked
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walked to
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Malfoy let out a terrible scream and bolted -- so did Fang.
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to
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to the
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The hooded
figure raised its head and looked right at Harry -- unicorn blood was
dribbling down its front.
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the
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the front
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It got to its feet and came swiftly toward
Harry -- he couldn't move for fear.
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front
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front door
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Then a pain like he'd never felt before pierced his head; it was as
though his scar were on fire.
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door
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door .
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Half blinded, he staggered backward.
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.
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. He
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He
heard hooves behind him, galloping, and something jumped clean over
Harry, charging at the figure.
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He
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He laid
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The pain in Harry's head was so bad he fell to his knees.
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laid
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laid Harry
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It took a
minute or two to pass.
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Harry
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Harry gently
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When he looked up, the figure had gone.
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gently
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gently on
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A centaur
was standing over him, not Ronan or Bane; this one looked younger; he
had white-blond hair and a palomino body.
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on
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on the
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"Are you all right?"
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the
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the doorstep
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said the centaur, pulling Harry to his feet.
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doorstep
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doorstep ,
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"Yes -- thank you -- what was that?"
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,
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, took
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The centaur didn't answer.
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took
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took a
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He had astonishingly blue eyes, like pale
sapphires.
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a
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a letter
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He looked carefully at Harry, his eyes lingering on the scar
that stood out, livid, on Harry's forehead.
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letter
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letter out
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"You are the Potter boy," he said.
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out
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out of
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"You had better get back to Hagrid.
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of
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of his
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The forest is not safe at this time -- especially for you.
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his
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his cloak
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Can you ride?
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cloak
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cloak ,
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It will be quicker this way.
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,
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, tucked
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"My name is Firenze," he added, as he lowered himself on to his front
legs so that Harry could clamber onto his back.
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tucked
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tucked it
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There was suddenly a sound of more galloping from the other side of the
clearing.
|
it
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it inside
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Ronan and Bane came bursting through the trees, their flanks
heaving and sweaty.
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inside
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inside Harry
|
"Firenze!"
|
Harry
|
Harry 's
|
Bane thundered.
|
's
|
's blankets
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"What are you doing?
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blankets
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blankets ,
|
You have a human on your
back!
|
,
|
, and
|
Have you no shame?
|
and
|
and then
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Are you a common mule?"
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then
|
then came
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"Do you realize who this is?"
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came
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came back
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said Firenze.
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back
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back to
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"This is the Potter boy.
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to
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to the
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The
quicker he leaves this forest, the better."
|
the
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the other
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"What have you been telling him?"
|
other
|
other two
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growled Bane.
|
two
|
two .
|
"Remember, Firenze, we
are sworn not to set ourselves against the heavens.
|
.
|
. For
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Have we not read
what is to come in the movements of the planets?"
|
For
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For a
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Ronan pawed the ground nervously.
|
a
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a full
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"I'm sure Firenze thought he was
acting for the best, " he said in his gloomy voice.
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full
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full minute
|
Bane kicked his back legs in anger.
|
minute
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minute the
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"For the best!
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the
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the three
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What is that to do with us?
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three
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three of
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Centaurs are concerned with
what has been foretold!
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of
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of them
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It is not our business to run around like
donkeys after stray humans in our forest!"
|
them
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them stood
|
Firenze suddenly reared on to his hind legs in anger, so that Harry had
to grab his shoulders to stay on.
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stood
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stood and
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"Do you not see that unicorn?"
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and
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and looked
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Firenze bellowed at Bane.
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looked
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looked at
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"Do you not
understand why it was killed?
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at
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at the
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Or have the planets not let you in on that
secret?
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the
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the little
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I set myself against what is lurking in this forest, Bane, yes,
with humans alongside me if I must."
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little
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little bundle
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And Firenze whisked around; with Harry clutching on as best he could,
they plunged off into the trees, leaving Ronan and Bane behind them.
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bundle
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bundle ;
|
Harry didn't have a clue what was going on.
|
;
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; Hagrid
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"Why's Bane so angry?"
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Hagrid
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Hagrid 's
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he asked.
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's
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's shoulders
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"What was that thing you saved me from,
anyway?"
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shoulders
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shoulders shook
|
Firenze slowed to a walk, warned Harry to keep his head bowed in case of
low-hanging branches, but did not answer Harry's question.
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shook
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shook ,
|
They made
their way through the trees in silence for so long that Harry thought
Firenze didn't want to talk to him anymore.
|
,
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, Professor
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They were passing through a
particularly dense patch of trees, however, when Firenze suddenly
stopped.
|
Professor
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Professor McGonagall
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"Harry Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is used -for?"
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McGonagall
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McGonagall blinked
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"No," said Harry, startled by the odd question.
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blinked
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blinked furiously
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"We've only used the
horn and tail hair in Potions."
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furiously
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furiously ,
|
"That is because it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn," said
Firenze.
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,
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, and
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"Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain,
would commit such a crime.
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and
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and the
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The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive,
even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price.
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the
|
the twinkling
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You have
slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself, and you will have
but a half-life, a cursed life, from the moment the blood touches your
lips."
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twinkling
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twinkling light
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Harry stared at the back of Firenze's head, which was dappled silver in
the moonlight.
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light
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light that
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"But who'd be that desperate?"
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that
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that usually
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he wondered aloud.
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usually
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usually shone
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"If you're going to be
cursed forever, deaths better, isn't it?"
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shone
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shone from
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"It is," Firenze agreed, "unless all you need is to stay alive long
enough to drink something else -- something that will bring you back to
full strength and power -- something that will mean you can never die.
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from
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from Dumbledore
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Mr. Potter, do you know what is hidden in the school at this very
moment?"
|
Dumbledore
|
Dumbledore 's
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"The Sorcerer's Stone!
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's
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's eyes
|
Of course -- the Elixir of Life!
|
eyes
|
eyes seemed
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But I don't
understand who --"
"Can you think of nobody who has waited many years to return to power,
who has clung to life, awaiting their chance?"
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seemed
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seemed to
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It was as though an iron fist had clenched suddenly around Harry's
heart.
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to
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to have
|
Over the rustling of the trees, he seemed to hear once more what
Hagrid had told him on the night they had met: "Some say he died.
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have
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have gone
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Codswallop, in my opinion.
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gone
|
gone out
|
Dunno if he had enough human left in him to
die."
|
out
|
out .
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"Do you mean," Harry croaked, "that was Vol-"
"Harry!
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.
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. ``
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Harry, are you all right?"
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``
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`` Well
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