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There was Percy, jumping up and down like a maniac, all dignity forgotten. Professor McGonagall was sobbing harder even than Wood, wiping her eyes with an enormous Gryffindor flag; and there, fighting their way toward Harry, were Ron and Hermione. Words failed them. They simply beamed as Harry was borne toward the stands, where Dumbledore stood waiting with the enormous Quidditch Cup. If only there had been a dementor around. As a sobbing Wood passed Harry the Cup, as he lifted it into the air, Harry felt he could have produced the worlds best Patronus. H CHAPTER SIXTEEN PROFESSOR TRELAWNEYS PREDICTION arrys euphoria at finally winning the Quidditch Cup lasted at least a week. Even the weather seemed to be celebrating; as June approached, the days became cloudless and sultry, and all anybody felt like doing was strolling onto the grounds and flopping down on the grass with several pints of iced pumpkin juice, perhaps playing a casual game of Gobstones or watching the giant squid propel itself dreamily across the surface of the lake. But they couldnt. Exams were nearly upon them, and instead of lazing around outside, the students were forced to remain inside the castle, trying to bully their brains into concentrating while enticing wafts of summer air drifted in through the windows. Even Fred and George Windows 1.6 counter 7 x64 strike had been spotted working; they were about to take their O. s (Ordinary Wizarding Levels). Percy was getting ready to take his Go here. s (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests), the highest qualification Hogwarts offered. As Percy hoped to enter the Ministry of Magic, he needed top grades. He was becoming increasingly edgy, and gave very severe punishments to anybody who disturbed the quiet of the common room in the evenings. In fact, the only person who seemed more anxious than Percy was Hermione. Harry and Ron had given up asking her how she was managing to attend several classes at once, but they couldnt restrain themselves when they saw the exam schedule she had drawn up for herself. The first column read: Monday 9 oclock, Arithmancy 9 oclock, Transfiguration Lunch 1 oclock, Charms 1 oclock, Ancient Runes Hermione. Ron said cautiously, because she was liable to explode when interrupted these days. Er - are you sure youve copied down these times right. What. snapped Hermione, picking up the exam schedule and examining it. Yes, of course I have. Is there any point asking how youre going to sit for two exams at once. said Harry. No, said Hermione shortly. Have either of you seen my copy of Numerology and Grammatica. Oh, yeah, I borrowed it for a bit of bedtime reading, said Ron, but very quietly. Hermione started shifting heaps of parchment around on her table, looking for the book. Just then, there was a rustle at the window and Hedwig fluttered through it, a note clutched tight in her beak. Its from Hagrid, said Harry, ripping the note open. Buckbeaks appeal - its set for the sixth. Thats the day we finish our exams, said Hermione, still looking everywhere for her Arithmancy book. And theyre coming up here to do it, said Harry, still reading from the letter. Someone from the Ministry of Magic and - and an executioner. Hermione looked up, startled. Theyre bringing the executioner to the appeal. But that sounds as though theyve already decided. Yeah, it does, said Harry slowly. They cant. Ron howled. Ive spent ages reading up on stuff for him; they cant just ignore it all. But Harry had a horrible feeling that the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures had had its mind made up for it by Mr. Malfoy. Draco, who had been noticeably subdued since Gryffindors triumph in the Quidditch final, seemed to regain some of his old swagger over the next few days. From sneering comments Harry overheard, Malfoy was certain Buckbeak was going to be killed, and seemed thoroughly pleased with himself for bringing it about. It was all Harry could do to stop himself imitating Hermione and hitting Malfoy in the face on these occasions. And the worst thing of all was that they had no time or opportunity to go and see Hagrid, because the strict new security measures had not been lifted, and Harry didnt dare retrieve his Invisibility Cloak from below the one-eyed witch. Exam week began and an unnatural hush fell over the castle. The third years emerged from Transfiguration at lunchtime on Monday, limp and ashen-faced, comparing results and bemoaning the difficulty of the tasks they had been set, which had included turning a teapot into a tortoise. Hermione irritated the rest by fussing about how her tortoise had looked more like a turtle, which was the least of everyone elses worries. Mine still had a spout for a tail, what a nightmare. Were the tortoises supposed to breathe steam. It still had a willow-patterned shell, dyou think thatll count against me. Then, after a hasty lunch, it was straight back upstairs for the Charms exam. Hermione had been right; Professor Flitwick did indeed test them on Cheering Charms. Harry slightly overdid his out of nerves and Ron, who was partnering him, ended up in fits of hysterical laughter and had to be led away to a quiet room for an hour before he was ready to perform the charm himself. After dinner, the students hurried back to their common rooms, not to relax, but to start studying for Care of Magical Creatures, Potions, and Astronomy. Hagrid presided over the Care of Magical Creatures exam the following morning with a very preoccupied air indeed; his heart didnt seem to be in it at all. He had provided a large tub of fresh flobberworms for the class, and told them that to pass the test, their flobberworm had to Apex predators in idaho be alive at the end of one hour. As flobberworms flourished best if left to their own devices, it was the easiest exam any of them had ever taken, and also gave Harry, Ron, and Hermione plenty of opportunity to speak to Hagrid. Beakys gettin a bit depressed, Hagrid told them, bending low on the pretense of checking that Harrys flobberworm was still alive. Bin cooped up too Apex predators in idaho. But still. well know day after tomorrow - one way or the other - They had Potions that afternoon, which was an unqualified disaster. Try as Harry might, he couldnt get his Confusing Stick battle to thicken, and Snape, standing watch with an air of vindictive pleasure, scribbled something that looked suspiciously like a zero onto his notes before moving away. Then came Astronomy at midnight, up on the tallest tower; History of Magic on Wednesday morning, in which Harry scribbled everything Florean Fortescue had ever told him about medieval witch-hunts, while wishing he could have had one of Fortescues choco-nut sundaes with him in the stifling classroom. Wednesday afternoon meant Herbology, in the greenhouses under a baking-hot sun; then back to the common room once more, with sunburnt necks, thinking longingly of this time next day, when it would all be over. Their second to last exam, on Thursday morning, was Defense Against the Dark Arts. Professor Lupin had compiled the most unusual exam any of them had ever taken: a sort of obstacle course outside in the sun, where they had to wade across a deep paddling pool containing a grindylow, cross a series of potholes full of Red Caps, squish their way really. apex legends wallpaper season 20 remarkable a patch of marsh while ignoring misleading directions from a hinkypunk, then climb into an old trunk and battle with a new boggart. Excellent, Harry, Lupin muttered as Harry climbed out of the trunk, grinning. Full marks. Flushed with his success, Harry hung around to watch Ron and Hermione. Ron did very well until he reached the hinkypunk, which successfully confused him into sinking waist-high into the quagmire. Hermione did everything perfectly until she reached the trunk with the boggart in it. After Apex predators in idaho a minute inside it, she burst out again, screaming. Hermione. said Lupin, startled. Whats the matter. P-P-Professor McGonagall. Hermione gasped, pointing into the trunk. Sh-she said Id failed everything. It took a little while to calm Hermione down. When at last she had regained a grip on herself, she, Harry, and Ron visit web page back to the castle. Ron was still slightly inclined to laugh at Hermiones boggart, but an argument was averted by the sight that met them on the top of the steps. Cornelius Fudge, sweating slightly in his pinstriped cloak, was standing there staring out at the grounds. He started at the sight of Harry. Hello there, Harry. he said. Just had an exam, I expect. Nearly finished. Yes, said Harry. Hermione and Ron, not being on speaking terms with the Minister of Magic, hovered awkwardly in the background. Lovely day, said Fudge, casting an eye over the lake. Pity. pity. He sighed deeply and looked down at Harry. Im here on an unpleasant mission, Harry. The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures required a witness to the execution of a mad hippogriff. As I needed to visit Hogwarts to check on the Black situation, I was asked to step in. Does that mean the appeals already happened. Ron interrupted, stepping forward. No, no, its scheduled for this afternoon, said Fudge, looking curiously at Ron. Then you might not have to witness an execution at all. said Ron stoutly. The hippogriff might get off. Before Fudge could answer, two wizards came through the castle doors behind him. One was so ancient he appeared to be withering before their very eyes; the other was tall and strapping, with a thin black mustache. Harry gathered that they were representatives of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, because the very old wizard squinted toward Hagrids cabin and said in a feeble voice, Dear, dear, Im getting too old for this. Two oclock, isnt it, Fudge. The black-mustached man was fingering something in his belt; Harry looked and saw that he was running one broad thumb along the blade of a shining axe. Ron opened his mouth to say something, but Hermione nudged him hard in the ribs and jerked her head toward the entrance hall. Whyd you stop me. said Ron angrily as they entered the Great Hall for lunch. Did you see them. Theyve even got the axe ready. This isnt justice. Ron, your dad works for the Ministry, you cant go saying things like that to his boss. said Hermione, but she too looked very upset. As long as Hagrid keeps his head this time, and argues his case properly, they cant possibly execute Buckbeak. But Harry could tell Hermione didnt really believe what she was saying. All around them, people were talking excitedly as they ate their lunch, happily anticipating the end of the exams that afternoon, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione, lost in worry about Hagrid and Buckbeak, didnt join in. Harrys and Rons last exam was Divination; Hermiones, Muggle Studies. They walked up the marble staircase together; Hermione left them on the first floor and Harry and Ron proceeded all the way up to the seventh, where many of their class were sitting on the spiral staircase to Professor Trelawneys classroom, trying to cram in a bit of last-minute studying. Shes seeing us all separately, Neville informed them as they went to sit down next to him. He had his copy of Unfogging the Future open on his lap at the pages devoted to crystal gazing. Have either of you ever seen anything in a crystal ball. he asked them unhappily. Nope, said Ron in an offhand voice. He kept checking his watch; Harry knew that he was counting down the time until Buckbeaks appeal started. The line of people outside the classroom shortened very slowly. As each person climbed back down the silver read article, the rest of the class hissed, What did she ask. Was it okay. But they all refused to say. She says the crystal balls told her that if I tell you, Ill have a horrible accident. squeaked Neville as he clambered back down the ladder toward Harry and Ron, who had now reached the landing. Thats convenient, snorted Ron. You know, Im starting to think Hermione was right about her - he jabbed his thumb toward the trapdoor overhead - shes a right old fraud. Yeah, said Harry, looking at his own watch. It was now two oclock. Wish shed hurry up. Parvati came back down the ladder glowing with pride. She says Ive got all the makings of a true Seer, she informed Harry and Ron. I saw loads of stuff. Well, good luck. She hurried off down the spiral staircase toward Lavender. Ronald Weasley, said the familiar, misty voice from over their heads. Ron grimaced at Harry and climbed the silver ladder out of sight. Harry was now the only person left to be tested. He settled himself on the floor with his back against the wall, listening to a fly buzzing in the sunny window, his mind across the grounds with Hagrid. Finally, after about twenty minutes, Rons large feet reappeared on the ladder. Howd it go. Harry asked him, standing up. Rubbish, said Ron. Couldnt see a thing, so I made some stuff up. Dont think she was convinced, though. Meet you in the common room, Harry muttered as Professor Trelawneys voice called, Harry Potter. The tower room was hotter than ever before; the curtains were closed, the fire was alight, and the usual sickly scent made Harry cough as he stumbled through the clutter of chairs and tables this web page where Professor Trelawney sat waiting for him before a large crystal ball. Good day, my dear, she said softly. If you would kindly gaze into the Orb. Take your time, now. then tell me what you see within it. Harry bent over the crystal ball and stared, stared as hard as he could, willing it to show him something other than swirling white fog, but nothing happened. Well. Professor Trelawney prompted delicately. What do you see. The heat was overpowering and his nostrils were stinging with the perfumed smoke wafting from the fire beside them. He thought of what Ron had just said, and decided to pretend. Er - said Harry, a dark shape. um. What does it resemble. whispered Professor Trelawney. Think, now. Harry cast his mind around and it landed on Buckbeak. A hippogriff, he said firmly. Indeed. whispered Professor Trelawney, scribbling keenly on the parchment perched upon her knees. My boy, you may well be seeing the outcome of poor Hagrids trouble with the Ministry of Magic. Look closer. Does the hippogriff baldurs gate 3 quarterstaff for sale by owner to. have its head. Yes, said Harry firmly. Are you sure. Professor Trelawney urged him. Are you quite sure, dear. You dont see it writhing on the ground, perhaps, and a shadowy figure raising an axe behind it. said Harry, starting to feel slightly sick. No blood. No weeping Hagrid. said Harry again, wanting more than ever to leave the room and the heat. It looks fine, its - flying away. Professor Trelawney sighed. Well, dear, I think well leave it there. A little disappointing. but Im sure you did your best. Relieved, Harry got up, picked up his bag and turned to go, but then a loud, harsh voice spoke behind him. IT WILL HAPPEN TONIGHT. Harry wheeled around. Professor Trelawney had gone rigid in her armchair; her eyes were unfocused and her mouth sagging. S-sorry. said Harry. But Professor Trelawney didnt seem to hear him. Her eyes started to roll. Harry stood there in a panic. She looked as though she was about to have some sort of seizure. He hesitated, thinking of running to the hospital wing - and then Professor Trelawney spoke again, in the same harsh voice, quite unlike her own: THE DARK LORD LIES ALONE AND FRIENDLESS, ABANDONED BY HIS FOLLOWERS. HIS SERVANT HAS BEEN CHAINED THESE TWELVE YEARS. TONIGHT, BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SERVANT WILL BREAK FREE AND SET OUT TO REJOIN HIS MASTER. THE DARK LORD WILL RISE AGAIN WITH HIS SERVANTS AID, GREATER AND MORE TERRIBLE THAN EVER BEFORE. TONIGHT. BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SERVANT. WILL SET OUT. TO REJOIN. HIS MASTER. Professor Trelawneys head fell forward onto her chest. She made a grunting sort of noise. Then, quite suddenly, Professor Trelawneys head snapped up again. Im so sorry, dear boy, she said dreamily, the heat of the day, you know. I drifted off for a moment. Harry stood there, still staring. Is there anything wrong, my dear. You - you just told me that the - the Dark Lords going to rise again. that his servants going to go back to him. Professor Trelawney looked thoroughly startled. The Dark Lord. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. My dear boy, thats hardly something to joke about. Rise again, indeed - But you just said it.
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