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She took a long drink from the round bottle at the end, and shuddered.
Aunt
Aunt Petunia
"It's not poison?"
Petunia
Petunia was
said Harry anxiously.
was
was awake
"No -- but it's like ice."
awake
awake and
"Quick, go, before it wears off."
and
and it
"Good luck -- take care."
it
it was
"GO!"
was
was her
Hermione turned and walked straight through the purple fire.
her
her shrill
Harry took a deep breath and picked up the smallest bottle.
shrill
shrill voice
He turned to face the black flames.
voice
voice that
"Here I come," he said, and he drained the little bottle in one gulp.
that
that made
It was indeed as though ice was flooding his body.
made
made the
He put the bottle down and walked forward; he braced himself, saw the black flames licking his body, but couldn't feel them -- for a moment he could see nothing but dark fire -- then he was on the other side, in the last chamber.
the
the first
There was already someone there -- but it wasn't Snape.
first
first noise
It wasn't even Voldemort.
noise
noise of
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE MAN WITH TWO FACES It was Quirrell.
of
of the
"You!"
the
the day
gasped Harry.
day
day .
Quirrell smiled.
.
. ``
His face wasn't twitching at all.
``
`` Up
"Me," he said calmly.
Up
Up !
"I wondered whether I'd be meeting you here, Potter."
!
! Get
"But I thought -- Snape --" "Severus?"
Get
Get up
Quirrell laughed, and it wasn't his usual quivering treble, either, but cold and sharp.
up
up !
"Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he?
!
! Now
So useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat.
Now
Now !
Next to him, who would suspect p-p-poor, st-stuttering P-Professor Quirrell?"
!
! ''
Harry couldn't take it in.
''
'' Harry
This couldn't be true, it couldn't.
Harry
Harry woke
"But Snape tried to kill me!"
woke
woke with
"No, no, no.
with
with a
I tried to kill you.
a
a start
Your friend Miss Granger accidentally knocked me over as she rushed to set fire to Snape at that Quidditch match.
start
start .
She broke my eye contact with you.
.
. His
Another few seconds and I'd have got you off that broom.
His
His aunt
I'd have managed it before then if Snape hadn't been muttering a countercurse, trying to save you."
aunt
aunt rapped
"Snape was trying to save me?"
rapped
rapped on
"Of course," said Quirrell coolly.
on
on the
"\Why do you think he wanted to referee your next match?
the
the door
He was trying to make sure I didn't do it again.
door
door again
Funny, really... he needn't have bothered.
again
again .
I couldn't do anything with Dumbledore watching.
.
. ``
All the other teachers thought Snape was trying to stop Gryffindor from winning, he did make himself unpopular... and what a waste of time, when after all that, I'm going to kill you tonight."
``
`` Up
Quirrell snapped his fingers.
Up
Up !
Ropes sprang out of thin air and wrapped themselves tightly around Harry.
!
! ''
"You're too nosy to live, Potter.
''
'' she
Scurrying around the school on Halloween like that, for all I knew you'd seen me coming to look at what was guarding the Stone."
she
she screeched
"You let the troll in?"
screeched
screeched .
"Certainly.
.
. Harry
I have a special gift with trolls -- you must have seen what I did to the one in the chamber back there?
Harry
Harry heard
Unfortunately, while everyone else was running around looking for it, Snape, who already suspected me, went straight to the third floor to head me off -- and not only did my troll fail to beat you to death, that three-headed dog didn't even manage to bite Snape's leg off properly.
heard
heard her
"Now, wait quietly, Potter.
her
her walking
I need to examine this interesting mirror.
walking
walking toward
It was only then that Harry realized what was standing behind Quirrell.
toward
toward the
It was the Mirror of Erised.
the
the kitchen
"This mirror is the key to finding the Stone," Quirrell murmured, tapping his way around the frame.
kitchen
kitchen and
"Trust Dumbledore to come up with something like this... but he's in London...
and
and then
I'll be far away by the time he gets back...." All Harry could think of doing was to keep Quirrell talking and stop him from concentrating on the mirror.
then
then the
"I saw you and Snape in the forest --" he blurted out.
the
the sound
"Yes," said Quirrell idly, walking around the mirror to look at the back.
sound
sound of
"He was on to me by that time, trying to find out how far I'd got.
of
of the
He suspected me all along.
the
the frying
Tried to frighten me - as though he could, when I had Lord Voldemort on my side...." Quirrell came back out from behind the mirror and stared hungrily into it.
frying
frying pan
"I see the Stone...
pan
pan being
I'm presenting it to my master... but where is it?"
being
being put
Harry struggled against the ropes binding him, but they didn't give.
put
put on
He had to keep Quirrell from giving his whole attention to the mirror.
on
on the
"But Snape always seemed to hate me so much."
the
the stove
"Oh, he does," said Quirrell casually, "heavens, yes.
stove
stove .
He was at Hogwarts with your father, didn't you know?
.
. He
They loathed each other.
He
He rolled
But he never wanted you dead."
rolled
rolled onto
"But I heard you a few days ago, sobbing -- I thought Snape was threatening you...." For the first time, a spasm of fear flitted across Quirrell's face.
onto
onto his
"Sometimes," he said, "I find it hard to follow my master's instructions -- he is a great wizard and I am weak --" "You mean he was there in the classroom with you?"
his
his back
Harry gasped.
back
back and
"He is with me wherever I go," said Quirrell quietly.
and
and tried
"I met him when I traveled around the world.
tried
tried to
A foolish young man I was then, full of ridiculous ideas about good and evil.
to
to remember
Lord Voldemort showed me how wrong I was.
remember
remember the
There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it....
the
the dream
Since then, I have served him faithfully, although I have let him down many times.
dream
dream he
He has had to be very hard on me."
he
he had
Quirrell shivered suddenly.
had
had been
"He does not forgive mistakes easily.
been
been having
When I failed to steal the stone from Gringotts, he was most displeased.
having
having .
He punished me... decided he would have to keep a closer watch on me...." Quirrell's voice trailed away.
.
. It
Harry was remembering his trip to Diagon Alley -how could he have been so stupid?
It
It had
He'd seen Quirrell there that very day, shaken hands with him in the Leaky Cauldron.
had
had been
Quirrell cursed under his breath.
been
been a
"I don't understand... is the Stone inside the mirror?
a
a good
Should I break it?"
good
good one
Harry's mind was racing.
one
one .
What I want more than anything else in the world at the moment, he thought, is to find the Stone before Quirrell does.
.
. There
So if I look in the mirror, I should see myseff finding it -- which means I'll see where it's hidden!
There
There had
But how can I look without Quirrell realizing what I'm up to?
had
had been
He tried to edge to the left, to get in front of the glass without Quirrell noticing, but the ropes around his ankles were too tight: he tripped and fell over.
been
been a
Quirrell ignored him.
a
a flying
He was still talking to himself.
flying
flying motorcycle
"What does this mirror do?
motorcycle
motorcycle in
How does it work?
in
in it