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I never saw his face, he kept his hood up."
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`` I
Harry sank down next to the bowl of peas.
I
I shall
"What did you talk to him about, Hagrid?
shall
shall see
Did you mention Hogwarts at all?"
see
see you
"Mighta come up," said Hagrid, frowning as he tried to remember.
you
you soon
"Yeah... he asked what I did, an' I told him I was gamekeeper here....
soon
soon ,
He asked a bit about the sorta creatures I took after... so I told him... an' I said what I'd always really wanted was a dragon... an' then...
,
, I
I can' remember too well, 'cause he kept buyin' me drinks.... Let's see... yeah, then he said he had the dragon egg an' we could play cards fer it if I wanted... but he had ter be sure I could handle it, he didn' want it ter go ter any old home....
I
I expect
So I told him, after Fluffy, a dragon would be easy..." "And did he -- did he seem interested in Fluffy?"
expect
expect ,
Harry asked, try ing to keep his voice calm.
,
, Professor
"Well -- yeah -- how many three-headed dogs d'yeh meet, even around Hogwarts?
Professor
Professor McGonagall
So I told him, Fluffy's a piece o' cake if yeh know how to calm him down, jus' play him a bit o' music an' he'll go straight off ter sleep --" Hagrid suddenly looked horrified.
McGonagall
McGonagall ,
"I shouldn'ta told yeh that!"
,
, ''
he blurted out.
''
'' said
"Forget I said it!
said
said Dumbledore
Hey -- where're yeh goin'?"
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ,
Harry, Ron, and Hermione didn't speak to each other at all until they came to a halt in the entrance hall, which seemed very cold and gloomy after the grounds.
,
, nodding
"We've got to go to Dumbledore," said Harry.
nodding
nodding to
"Hagrid told that stranger how to get past Fluffy, and it was either Snape or Voldemort under that cloak -- it must've been easy, once he'd got Hagrid drunk.
to
to her
I just hope Dumbledore believes us.
her
her .
Firenze might back us up if Bane doesn't stop him.
.
. Professor
Where's Dumbledore's office?"
Professor
Professor McGonagall
They looked around, as if hoping to see a sign pointing them in the right direction.
McGonagall
McGonagall blew
They had never been told where Dumbledore lived, nor did they know anyone who had been sent to see him.
blew
blew her
"We'll just have to --" Harry began, but a voice suddenly rang across the hall.
her
her nose
"What are you three doing inside?"
nose
nose in
It was Professor McGonagall, carrying a large pile of books.
in
in reply
"We want to see Professor Dumbledore," said Hermione, rather bravely, Harry and Ron thought.
reply
reply .
"See Professor Dumbledore?"
.
. Dumbledore
Professor McGonagall repeated, as though this was a very fishy thing to want to do.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore turned
"Why?"
turned
turned and
Harry swallowed -- now what?
and
and walked
"It's sort of secret," he said, but he wished at once he hadn't, because Professor McGonagall's nostrils flared.
walked
walked back
"Professor Dumbledore left ten minutes ago," she said coldly.
back
back down
"He received an urgent owl from the Ministry of Magic and flew off for London at once."
down
down the
"He's gone?"
the
the street
said Harry frantically.
street
street .
"Now?"
.
. On
"Professor Dumbledore is a very great wizard, Potter, he has many demands on his time -- "But this is important."
On
On the
"Something you have to say is more important than the Ministry of Magic, Potter.
the
the corner
"Look," said Harry, throwing caution to the winds, "Professor -- it's about the Sorcerer's tone --" Whatever Professor McGonagall had expected, it wasn't that.
corner
corner he
The books she was carrying tumbled out of her arms, but she didn't pick them up.
he
he stopped
"How do you know --?"
stopped
stopped and
she spluttered.
and
and took
"Professor, I think -- I know -- that Sn- that someone's going to try and steal the Stone.
took
took out
I've got to talk to Professor Dumbledore."
out
out the
She eyed him with a mixture of shock and suspicion.
the
the silver
"Professor Dumbledore will be back tomorrow," she said finally.
silver
silver Put-Outer
I don't know how you found out about the Stone, but rest assured, no one can possibly steal it, it's too well protected."
Put-Outer
Put-Outer .
"But Professor --" "Potter, I know what I'm talking about," she said shortly.
.
. He
She bent down and gathered up the fallen books.
He
He clicked
I suggest you all go back outside and enjoy the sunshine."
clicked
clicked it
But they didn't.
it
it once
"It's tonight," said Harry, once he was sure Professor McGonagall was out of earshot.
once
once ,
"Snape's going through the trapdoor tonight.
,
, and
He's found out everything he needs, and now he's got Dumbledore out of the way.
and
and twelve
He sent that note, I bet the Ministry of Magic will get a real shock when Dumbledore turns up."
twelve
twelve balls
"But what can we --" Hermione gasped.
balls
balls of
Harry and Ron wheeled round.
of
of light
Snape was standing there.
light
light sped
"Good afternoon," he said smoothly.
sped
sped back
They stared at him.
back
back to
"You shouldn't be inside on a day like this," he said, with an odd, twisted smile.
to
to their
"We were --" Harry began, without any idea what he was going to say.
their
their street
"You want to be more careful," said Snape.
street
street lamps
"Hanging around like this, people will think you're up to something.
lamps
lamps so
And Gryffindor really can't afford to lose any more points, can it?"
so
so that
Harry flushed.
that
that Privet
They turned to go outside, but Snape called them back.
Privet
Privet Drive
"Be warned, Potter -- any more nighttime wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled.
Drive
Drive glowed
Good day to you."
glowed
glowed suddenly
He strode off in the direction of the staffroom.
suddenly
suddenly orange
Out on the stone steps, Harry turned to the others.
orange
orange and
"Right, here's what we've got to do," he whispered urgently.
and
and he
"One of us has got to keep an eye on Snape -- wait outside the staff room and follow him if he leaves it.
he
he could
Hermione, you'd better do that."
could
could make
"Why me?"
make
make out
"It's obvious," said Ron.
out
out a
"You can pretend to be waiting for Professor Flitwick, you know."
a
a tabby
He put on a high voice, "'Oh Professor Flitwick, I'm so worried, I think I got question fourteen b wrong....'" "Oh, shut up," said Hermione, but she agreed to go and watch out for Snape.
tabby
tabby cat
"And we'd better stay outside the third-floor corridor," Harry told Ron.
cat
cat slinking
"Come on."
slinking
slinking around
But that part of the plan didn't work.
around
around the
No sooner had they reached the door separating Fluffy from the rest of the school than Professor McGonagall turned up again and this time, she lost her temper.
the
the corner
"I suppose you think you're harder to get past than a pack of enchantments!"
corner
corner at
she stormed.
at
at the
"Enough of this nonsense!
the
the other
If I hear you 've come anywhere near here again, I'll take another fifty points from Gryffindor!
other
other end
Yes, Weasley, from my own house!"
end
end of
Harry and Ron went back to the common room, Harry had just said, "At least Hermione's on Snape's tail," when the portrait of the Fat Lady swung open and Hermione came in.
of
of the
"I'm sorry, Harry!"
the
the street
she wailed.
street
street .
"Snape came out and asked me what I was doing, so I said I was waiting for Flitwick, and Snape went to get him, and I've only just got away, I don't know where Snape went."
.
. He
"Well, that's it then, isn't it?"
He
He could
Harry said.
could
could just
The other two stared at him.
just
just see
He was pale and his eyes were glittering.
see
see the
"I'm going out of here tonight and I'm going to try and get to the Stone first."
the
the bundle
"You're mad!"
bundle
bundle of
said Ron.
of
of blankets