his goblet of orange juice, then took off again, clearly desperate for a good long sleep in the Owlery. There was a pleasant feeling of anticipation in the air that day. Nobody was very attentive in lessons, being much more interested montebello canada goose in the arrival that evening of the people from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang; even Potions was more bearable than usual, as it was half an hour shorter. When the bell rang early, Harry, Ron, and Hermione hurried up to Gryffindor Tower, deposited their bags and books as they had been instructed, pulled on their cloaks, and rushed back downstairs into the entrance hall. The Heads of Houses were ordering their students into lines. Weasley, straighten your hat, Professor McGonagall sna montebello canada goose pped at Ron. Miss Patil, take that ridiculous thing out of your hair. Parvati
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they heard her saying grumpily as they left the montebello canada goose Great Hall behind her one evening Ron skulking behind Harry, keen not montebello canada goose to be spotted by Fleur. I will not fit into my dress robes! Oooh theres a tragedy, Hermione snapped as Fleur went out into the entrance hall. She really thinks a lot of herself, that one, doesnt she? Hermione who are you going to the ball with? said Ron. He kept springing this question on her, hoping to startle her into a response by asking it when she least expected it. However, Hermione merely frowned and said, Im not telling you, youll just make fun of me. Youre joking, Weasley! said Malfoy, behind them. Youre not telling me someones asked that to the ball? Not the long-molared Mudblood? Harry and Ron both whipped around, but Hermione said loudly, waving to somebody
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loudly, and she threw the magazine at Hermione, who caught it, looking startled. At that moment, the dungeon door opened, and Snape beckoned them all inside. Hermione, Harry, and Ron headed for a table at the back of the dungeon as usual. Once Snape had turned his back on them to write up the ingredients of todays potion on the blackboard, Hermione hastily rifled through the magazine under the desk. montebello canada goose At last, in the center pages, Hermione found what they were looking for. Harry and Ron leaned in closer. A color photograph of Harry headed a short piece entitled: Harry Potters Secret Heartache A boy like montebello canada goose no other, perhaps yet a boy suffering all the usual pangs of adolescence, writes Rita Skeeter. Deprived of love since the tragic demise CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN .. 512 .. of his parents,
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stone steps onto the grounds. Confident? Im okay, said Harry. It was sort of true; he was nervous, but CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE .. 620 .. he kept running over all the hexes and spells he had been practicing in his mind as they walked, and the knowledge that he could remember them all made him feel better. They walked onto the Quidditch field, which was now completely unrecogn montebello canada goose izable. A twenty-foot-high hedge ran all the way around the edge of it. There was a gap right in front of them: the entrance to the vast maze. The passage beyond it looke montebello canada goose d dark and creepy. Five minutes later, the stands had begun to fill; the air was full of excited voices and the rumbling of feet as the hundreds of students filed into their seats. The sky was a deep, clear blue now, and the first stars were starting to