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"ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?"
had
had passed
"Oh, right!"
passed
passed since
said Hermione, and she whipped out her wand, waved it, muttered something, and sent a jet of the same bluebell flames she had used on Snape at the plant.
since
since the
In a matter of seconds, the two boys felt it loosening its grip as it cringed away from the light and warmth.
the
the Dursleys
Wriggling and flailing, it unraveled itself from their bodies, and they were able to pull free.
Dursleys
Dursleys had
"Lucky you pay attention in Herbology, Hermione," said Harry as he joined her by the wall, wiping sweat off his face.
had
had woken
"Yeah," said Ron, "and lucky Harry doesn't lose his head in a crisis -- 'there's no wood,' honestly."
woken
woken up
"This way," said Harry, pointing down a stone passageway, which was the only way forward.
up
up to
All they could hear apart from their footsteps was the gentle drip of water trickling down the walls.
to
to find
The passageway sloped downward, and Harry was reminded of Gringotts.
find
find their
With an unpleasant jolt of the heart, he remembered the dragons said to be guarding vaults in the wizards' bank.
their
their nephew
If they met a dragon, a fully-grown dragon -- Norbert had been bad enough... "Can you hear something?"
nephew
nephew on
Ron whispered.
on
on the
Harry listened.
the
the front
A soft rustling and clinking seemed to be coming from up ahead.
front
front step
"Do you think it's a ghost?"
step
step ,
"I don't know... sounds like wings to me."
,
, but
"There's light ahead -- I can see something moving."
but
but Privet
They reached the end of the passageway and saw before them a brilliantly lit chamber, its ceiling arching high above them.
Privet
Privet Drive
It was full of small, jewel-bright birds, fluttering and tumbling all around the room.
Drive
Drive had
On the opposite side of the chamber was a heavy wooden door.
had
had hardly
"Do you think they'll attack us if we cross the room?"
hardly
hardly changed
said Ron.
changed
changed at
"Probably," said Harry.
at
at all
"They don't look very vicious, but I suppose if they all swooped down at once... well, there's no other choice...
all
all .
I'll run."
.
. The
He took a deep breath, covered his face with his arms, and sprinted across the room.
The
The sun
He expected to feel sharp beaks and claws tearing at him any second, but nothing happened.
sun
sun rose
He reached the door untouched.
rose
rose on
He pulled the handle, but it was locked.
on
on the
The other two followed him.
the
the same
They tugged and heaved at the door, but it wouldn't budge, not even when Hermione tried her Alohomora charm.
same
same tidy
"Now what?"
tidy
tidy front
said Ron.
front
front gardens
"These birds... they can't be here just for decoration," said Hermione.
gardens
gardens and
They watched the birds soaring overhead, glittering -- glittering?
and
and lit
"They're not birds!"
lit
lit up
Harry said suddenly.
up
up the
"They're keys!
the
the brass
Winged keys -- look carefully.
brass
brass number
So that must mean..." he looked around the chamber while the other two squinted up at the flock of keys.
number
number four
"... yes -- look!
four
four on
Broomsticks!
on
on the
We've got to catch the key to the door!"
the
the Dursleys
"But there are hundreds of them!"
Dursleys
Dursleys '
Ron examined the lock on the door.
'
' front
"We're looking for a big, old-fashioned one -- probably silver, like the handle."
front
front door
They each seized a broomstick and kicked off into the air, soaring into the midst of the cloud of keys.
door
door ;
They grabbed and snatched, but the bewitched keys darted and dived so quickly it was almost impossible to catch one.
;
; it
Not for nothing, though, was Harry the youngest Seeker in a century.
it
it crept
He had a knack for spotting things other people didn't.
crept
crept into
After a minute's weaving about through the whirl of rainbow feathers, he noticed a large silver key that had a bent wing, as if it had already been caught and stuffed roughly into the keyhole.
into
into their
"That one!"
their
their living
he called to the others.
living
living room
"That big one -- there -- no, there -- with bright blue wings -- the feathers are all crumpled on one side."
room
room ,
Ron went speeding in the direction that Harry was pointing, crashed into the ceiling, and nearly fell off his broom.
,
, which
"We've got to close in on it!"
which
which was
Harry called, not taking his eyes off the key with the damaged wing.
was
was almost
"Ron, you come at it from above -- Hermione, stay below and stop it from going down and I'll try and catch it.
almost
almost exactly
Right, NOW!"
exactly
exactly the
Ron dived, Hermione rocketed upward, the key dodged them both, and Harry streaked after it; it sped toward the wall, Harry leaned forward and with a nasty, crunching noise, pinned it against the stone with one hand.
the
the same
Ron and Hermione's cheers echoed around the high chamber.
same
same as
They landed quickly, and Harry ran to the door, the key struggling in his hand.
as
as it
He rammed it into the lock and turned -- it worked.
it
it had
The moment the lock had clicked open, the key took flight again, looking very battered now that it had been caught twice.
had
had been
"Ready?"
been
been on
Harry asked the other two, his hand on the door handle.
on
on the
They nodded.
the
the night
He pulled the door open.
night
night when
The next chamber was so dark they couldn't see anything at all.
when
when Mr.
But as they stepped into it, light suddenly flooded the room to reveal an astonishing sight.
Mr.
Mr. Dursley
They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the black chessmen, which were all taller than they were and carved from what looked like black stone.
Dursley
Dursley had
Facing them, way across the chamber, were the white pieces.
had
had seen
Harry, Ron and Hermione shivered slightly -- the towering white chessmen had no faces.
seen
seen that
"Now what do we do?"
that
that fateful
Harry whispered.
fateful
fateful news
"It's obvious, isn't it?"
news
news report
said Ron.
report
report about
"We've got to play our way across the room."
about
about the
Behind the white pieces they could see another door.
the
the owls
"How?"
owls
owls .
said Hermione nervously.
.
. Only
"I think," said Ron, "we're going to have to be chessmen."
Only
Only the
He walked up to a black knight and put his hand out to touch the knight's horse.
the
the photographs
At once, the stone sprang to life.
photographs
photographs on
The horse pawed the ground and the knight turned his helmeted head to look down at Ron.
on
on the
"Do we -- er -- have to join you to get across?"
the
the mantelpiece
The black knight nodded.
mantelpiece
mantelpiece really
Ron turned to the other two.
really
really showed
"This needs thinking about he said.
showed
showed how
I suppose we've got to take the place of three of the black pieces...." Harry and Hermione stayed quiet, watching Ron think.
how
how much
Finally he said, "Now, don't be offended or anything, but neither of you are that good at chess --" "We're not offended," said Harry quickly.
much
much time
"Just tell us what to do."
time
time had
"Well, Harry, you take the place of that bishop, and Hermione, YOU 90 next to him instead of that castle."
had
had passed
"What about you?"
passed
passed .
"I'm going to be a knight," said Ron.
.
. Ten
The chessmen seemed to have been listening, because at these words a knight, a bishop, and a castle turned their backs on the white pieces and walked off the board, leaving three empty squares that Harry, Ron, and Hermione took.
Ten
Ten years
"White always plays first in chess," said Ron, peering across the board.
years
years ago
"Yes... look..." A white pawn had moved forward two squares.
ago
ago ,
Ron started to direct the black pieces.
,
, there