哈利波特與密室Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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（one）HARRYIcan'tletyouout,Hedwig.I'mnotallowedtousemagicoutsideofschool.Besides,ifUncleVernon—VOLDEMORTHarryPotter!HARRY

Nowyou'vedoneit.PERCY

He'sinthere.Vernon?VOLDEMORT

I'mwarningyou,ifyoucan'tcontrolthatbloodybird,it'llhavetogo.HARRY

Butshe'sbored.IfIcouldonlyletheroutforanhourortwo.VOLDEMORT

Soyoucansendsecretmessagestoyourfreakylittlefriends?No,sir.HARRY

ButIhaven'thadanymessagesfromanyofmyfriends.Notoneallsummer.DUDLEY

Whowouldwanttobefriendswithyou?VOLDEMORT

Ishouldthinkyou'dbealittlemoregrateful.We'veraisedyousinceyouwereababy,

givenyouthefoodoffourtable...evenletyouhaveDudley'ssecondbedroom...purely

outofthegoodnessofourhearts.PERCY

Notnow.It'sforwhentheMasonsarrive.VOLDEMORT

Whichshouldbeanyminute.Now,let'sgooverourscheduleonceagain,shallwe?

Petunia,whentheMasonsarrive,youwillbe...?PERCY

Inthelounge,waitingtowelcomethemgraciouslytoourhome.VOLDEMORT

Good.And,Dudley,youwillbe...?DUDLEY

I'llbewaitingtoopenthedoor.VOLDEMORT

Excellent.Andyou?

HARRY

I'llbeinmybedroom,makingnonoiseandpretendingthatIdon'texist.VOLDEMORTTooright,youwill.Withanyluck,thiscouldbethedayImakethebiggestdeal

ofmycareer...andyouwillnotmessitup.(two)DOBBY

HarryPotter,suchanhonoritis.HARRY

Whoareyou?DOBBY

Dobby,sir.Dobbythehouse-elf.HARRY

Nottoberudeoranything...butthisisn'tagreattimeformetohaveahouse-elfinmybedroom.DOBBYYes,sir.Dobbyunderstands.It'sjustthatDobbyhascometotellyouItisdifficult,sir.Dobbywonderswheretobegin.HARRY

Whydon'tyousitdown?DOBBY

Sitdown?Sitdown?HARRY

Dobby,I'msorry.Ididn'tmeantooffendyouoranything.DOBBY

OffendDobby?Dobbyhasheardofyourgreatness,sir...butneverhashebeenasked

tositdownbyawizard,likeanequal.HARRY

Youcan'thavemetmanydecentwizardsthen.DOBBY

No,Ihaven't.Thatwasanawfulthingtosay.BadDobby!BadDobby!HARRY

Stop,Dobby.Dobby,shush.Dobby,please,stop.VOLDEMORT

Don'tmindthat.It'sjustthecat.DOBBY

BadDobby.HARRY

Stop!Stop,Dobby.Please,bequiet.Areyouallright?DOBBY

Dobbyhadtopunishhimself,sir.Dobbyalmostspokeillofhisfamily,sir.

HARRY

Yourfamily?DOBBY

ThewizardfamilyDobbyserves,sir.Dobbyisboundtoserveonefamilyforever.IftheyeverknewDobbywashereButDobbyhadtocome.DobbyhastoprotectHarryPotter.Towarnhim.HarryPottermustnotgoback...toHogwartsSchool

ofWitchcraftandWizardrythisyear.Thereisaplot,aplottomakemostterriblethingshappen.HARRY

Whatterriblethings?Who'splottingthem?DOBBY

Can'tsay.HARRY

Okay,Iunderstand.Youcan'tsay.DOBBY

Don'tmakemetalk.I—HARRY

Dobby.Dobby,putthelampdown.DOBBY

BadDobby.

SowhentheyarriveattheninthholeHARRY

Givemethelamp.Dobby,stop!DOBBY

Letmego.HARRY

Getinthereandkeepquiet.VOLDEMORT

Whatthedevilareyoudoinguphere?HARRY

Iwasjust--VOLDEMORT

YoujustruinedthepunchlineofmyJapanesegolferjoke.HARRYSorry.VOLDEMORT

Onemoresoundandyou'llwishyou'dneverbeenborn,boy.Andfixthatdoor.HARRY

Yes,sir.SeewhyI'vegottogoback?Idon'tbelonghere.Ibelonginyourworld,atHogwarts.It'stheonlyplaceI'vegotfriends.DOBBY

Friendswhodon'twritetoHarryPotter?

HARRYWell,Iexpectthey'vebeenHangon.Howdoyouknowmyfriendshaven'tbeenwritingtome?DOBBY

HarryPottermustn'tbeangrywithDobby.DobbyhopedifHarryPotterthoughthisfriendshadforgottenhim...HarryPottermightnotwanttogobacktoschool,sir.HARRY

Givemethose.Now.DOBBY

No!Dobby,getbackhere.Dobby,please,no.DOBBY

HarryPottermustsayhe'snotgoingbacktoschool.HARRY

Ican't.Hogwartsismyhome.DOBBY

ThenDobbymustdoit,sir,forHarryPotter'sowngood.VOLDEMORT

Itspreadasfarastheeyecouldsee,alloverthefloorofthisbuilding.Oneplumbersaid,\atallthatwater.\Thesecondplumbersaid,\andthat'sjustthetopofit.\disturbed.Meetingstrangersupsetshim.That'swhyIkepthimupstairs.You'renevergoingbacktothatschool.

(three)VOLDEMORT

You'renevergoingtoseethosefreakyfriendsofyoursagain.Never!RONWEASLEYHiya,Harry.HARRY

Ron.Fred.George.Whatareyoualldoinghere?RONWEASLEY

Rescuingyou,ofcourse.Now,comeon,getyourtrunk.Youbetterstandback.Let'sgo.VOLDEMORTWhatwasthat?PERCY

Whatwasit?VOLDEMORTPotter!DUDLEY

Dad,what'sgoingon?GEORGEWEASLEYGo.Go.Go.

DUDLEY

Dad,hurryup.RONWEASLEYComeon.

GEORGEWEASLEYComeon.

RONWEASLEYHarry,hurryup.VOLDEMORT

Petunia,he'sescaping!RONWEASLEY

I'vegotyou,Harry.VOLDEMORTComehere!HARRY

Letgoofme!VOLDEMORT

No,boy!Youandthatbloodypigeonaren'tgoinganywhere.HARRYGetoff!

RONWEASLEYDrive!

FREDWEASLEYRight!Right!VOLDEMORT

No!No!No!No!DUDLEY

Dad!Dad,areyouOK?RONWEASLEY

Bytheway,Harry,happybirthday.

(one)

FREDWEASLEY

Comeon.Okay,comeon.Okay,comeon.RONWEASLEY

Thinkit'dbeallrightifwehadsome?FREDWEASLEY

Yeah,Mumwillneverknow.RONWEASLEY

It'snotmuch,butit'shome.HARRY

Ithinkit'sbrilliant.MRS.WEASLEY

Wherehaveyoubeen?Harry,howwonderfultoseeyou,dear.Bedsempty.Nonote.Cargone.Youcouldhavedied.Youcouldhavebeenseen.Ofcourse,Idon'tblameyou,Harry,dear.RONWEASLEY

Theywerestarvinghim,Mum.Therewerebarsonhiswindow.MRS.WEASLEY

Well,youbesthopeIdon'tputbarsonyourwindow,RonaldWeasley.Comeon,Harry,timeforaspotofbreakfast.Hereweare,Harry.Now,tuckin.That'sit.Therewego.GINNYWEASLEY

Mummy,haveyouseenmyjumper?MRS.WEASLEY

Yes,dear,itwasonthecat.HARRY

Hello.WhatdidIdo?RONWEASLEY

Ginny.She'sbeentalkingaboutyouallsummer.Abitannoying,really.MR.WEASLEY

Morning,Weasleys.WEASLEY

Morning,Dad.MR.WEASLEY

Whatanight.Nineraids.Nine!HARRYRaids?

RONWEASLEY

DadworksintheMinistryofMagic,intheMisuseofMuggleArtifactsOffice.DadlovesMuggles,thinksthey'refascinating.MR.WEASLEY

Well,now.Andwhoareyou?HARRY

Sorry,sir.I'mHarry,sir.HarryPotter.MR.WEASLEY

GoodLord.Areyoureally?Well,Ronhastoldusallaboutyou,ofcourse.Whendidhegethere?MRS.WEASLEY

Thismorning.YoursonsflewthatenchantedcarofyourstoSurreyandbacklastnight.MR.WEASLEY

Didyoureally?Howdiditgo?Imean--Thatwasverywrong

indeed,boys.Verywrongofyou.Now,Harry,youmustknowallaboutMuggles.Tellme,whatexactlyisthefunctionofarubberduck?MRS.WEASLEY

Well,that'llbeErrolwiththepost.Fetchit,willyou,Percy,please?

PERCY

Errol.He'salwaysdoingthat.Look,it'sourHogwartsletters.They'vesentusHarry'saswell.MR.WEASLEY

Dumbledoremustknowyou'rehere.Doesn'tmissatrick,thatman.GEORGEWEASLEY

No.Thislotwon'tcomecheap.Thespellbooksaloneareveryexpensive.MRS.WEASLEYWe'llmanage.There'sonlyoneplacewe'regoingtogetallofthis.DiagonAlley.

Right.Hereweare,Harry.Yougofirst,dear.RONWEASLEY

ButHarry'snevertraveledbyFloopowderbefore,Mum.HARRY

Floopowder?MRS.WEASLEY

Yougofirst,Ron,sothatHarrycanseehowit'sdone.Yes.Inyougo.That'sit.RONWEASLEYDiagonAlley.MRS.WEASLEY

Yousee?It'squiteeasy,dear.Don'tbeafraid.Comeon.Comeon.Inyougo.That'sit.Mindyourhead.That'sright.Now,takeyourFloopowder.That'sit,verygood.

Now,don'tforgettospeakvery,veryclearly.HARRY

Diagonally.MRS.WEASLEY

Whatdidhesay,dear?MR.WEASLEYDiagonally.MRS.WEASLEYIthoughthedid.

(two)OTH

Notlost,areyou,mydear?HARRY

I'mfine,thankyou.IwasjustgoingOTH

Comewithus.We'llhelpyoufindyourwayback.HARRY

No.Please--HAGRID

Harry?HARRY

Hagrid!Whatdoyouthinkyou'redoingdownhere?Comeon.You'reamess,Harry.SkulkingaroundKnockturnAlley?Dodgyplace.Don'twantnoonetoseeyouthere.Peoplewillthinkyou'reuptonogood.HARRY

Iwaslost,l--Hangon.Whatwereyoudoingdowntherethen?HAGRID

Me?IwasIwaslookingforFlesh-EatingSlugRepellent.They'reruiningalltheschoolcabbages.HERMIONE

Harry.Hagrid.HAGRID

Hello,Hermione.HERMIONE

It'ssogoodtoseeyou.HARRY

It'sgreattoseeyoutoo.HERMIONE

Whatdidyoudotoyourglasses?OculusReparo.HARRY

Idefinitelyneedtorememberthatone.HAGRID

You'llbeallrightnowthen,Harry?Right.I'llleaveyoutoit.HERMIONEOkay,bye.HARRY

Thankyou.Bye.HERMIONE

Comeon,everyone'sbeensoworried.Comeon.MR.WEASLEY

Harry.Thankgoodness.We'dhopedyou'donlygoneonegratetoofar.OTH

Ladiesandgentlemen,Mr.GilderoyLockhart.MRS.WEASLEYHereheis.RONWEASLEYMumfancieshim.OTHMakewaythere,please.Letmeby,madam.Thankyou.Excuseme,littlegirl.ThisisfortheDailyProphet.GILDEROY

Itcan'tbe.HarryPotter?OTH

HarryPotter!Excuseme,madam.GILDEROY

Nicebigsmile,Harry.Together,youandIratethefrontpage.Ladiesandgentlemen,whatanextraordinarymomentthisis.WhenyoungHarrysteppedintoFlourishandBlottsthismorning...topurchasemyautobiography,MagicalMe...which,incidentally,iscurrentlycelebrating...its27thweekatoptheDailyProphetbestsellerlist...hehadnoideathathewould,infact,beleavingwithmyentirecollectedworks...freeofcharge.Now,ladies?MRS.WEASLEY

Harry,nowyougivemethose,andI'llgetthemsigned.Allofyouwaitoutside.That'sit.DRACOMALFOY

I'llbetyoulovedthat,didn'tyou,Potter?FamousHarryPotter.Can'tevengointo

abookshopwithoutmakingthefrontpage.GINNYWEASLEYLeavehimaloneDRACOMALFOY

Look,Potter.You'vegotyourselfagirlfriend.LUCIUSMALFOY

Now,now,Draco,playnicely.Mr.Potter.LuciusMalfoy.Wemeetatlast.Forgiveme.Yourscarislegend.As,ofcourse,isthewizardwhogaveittoyou.HARRY

Voldemortkilledmyparents.Hewasnothingmorethanamurderer.LUCIUSMALFOY

Youmustbeverybravetomentionhisname.Orveryfoolish.

HERMIONE

Fearofanameonlyincreasesfearofthethingitself.LUCIUSMALFOY

AndyoumustbeMissGranger.Yes,Dracohastoldmeallaboutyou.Andyourparents.Muggles,aren'tthey?Letmesee.Redhair,vacantexpressions...tatty,secondhandbook.YoumustbetheWeasleys.MR.WEASLEY

Children,It'smadinhere.Let'sgooutside.LUCIUSMALFOY

Well,well,well.Weasleysenior.MR.WEASLEYLucius.

LUCIUSMALFOYBusytimeattheMinistry,Arthur,allthoseextraraids?Idohopethey'repayingyouovertime...butjudgingbythestateofthis,I'dsaynot.What's

theuseinbeingadisgracetothenameofwizard...iftheydon'tevenpayyouwellforit?MR.WEASLEY

Wehaveaverydifferentideaaboutwhatdisgracesthenameofwizard,Malfoy.

LUCIUSMALFOY

Clearly.AssociatingwithMuggles.AndIthoughtyourfamilycouldsinknolower.I'llseeyouatwork.DRACOMALFOYSeeyouatschool.

(one)

MR.WEASLEY10:58.Comeon.Thetrainwillbeleavinganymoment.Fred,George,Percy,youfirst.MRS.WEASLEYOkay.

MR.WEASLEYAfteryou,dear.MRS.WEASLEY

Comeon,Ginny,we'llgetyouaseat.Hurry.HARRYLet'sgo.OTH

Whatdoyoutwothinkyou'redoing?HARRY

Sorry.Lostcontrolofthetrolley.Whycan'twegetthrough?RONWEASLEY

Idon'tknow.Thegatewayhassealeditselfforsomereason.HARRY

Thetrainleavesatexactly11:00.We'vemissedit.RONWEASLEY

Harry,ifwecan'tgetthrough...maybeMumandDadcan'tgetback.HARRY

Maybeweshouldjustgoandwaitbythecar.RONWEASLEYThecar?

(two)HARRY

Ron,Ishouldtellyou...mostMugglesaren'taccustomedtoseeingaflyingcar.RONWEASLEYRight.Okay.

(one)

OLIVERWOODIspentthesummerdevisingawholenewQuidditchprogram.We'regonnatrainearlier,harderandlonger.What--?Idon'tbelieveit.Whereyouthinkyou'regoing,Flint?FLINT

Quidditchpractice.OLIVERWOOD

IbookedthepitchforGryffindortoday.FLINT

Easy,Wood.I'vegotanote.RONWEASLEYIsmelltrouble.\l,ProfessorSeverusSnape,doherebygivetheSlytherinteam...permissiontopracticetoday,owingtotheneedtotraintheirnewSeeker.\HARRYMalfoy?

DRACOMALFOY

That'sright.Andthat'snotallthat'snewthisyear.HERMIONE

ThoseareNimbus2023s.Howdidyougetthose?FLINT

AgiftfromDraco'sfather.DRACOMALFOY

Yousee,Weasley,unlikesome,myfathercanaffordthebest.HERMIONE

AtleastnooneontheGryffindorteamhadtobuytheirwayin.Theygotinonpuretalent.DRACOMALFOY

Nooneaskedyouropinion,youfilthylittleMudblood.RONWEASLEY

You'llpayforthatone,Malfoy.Eatslugs!HERMIONE

Youokay,Ron?Saysomething.COLINCREVEY

Wow!Canyouturnhimaround,Harry?HARRY

No,Colin,getoutoftheway.Let'stakehimtoHagrid's.He'llknowwhat

todo.(two)

Thiscallsforaspecialist'sequipment.Nothingtodobutwaittillitstops,I'mafraid.HARRYOkay.HAGRID

Betteroutthanin.HAGRID

WhowasRontryingtocurse,anyway?HARRY

Malfoy.HecalledHermioneWell,Idon'tknowexactlywhatitmeans.HERMIONE

HecalledmeaMudblood.HAGRID

Hedidnot.HARRY

What'saMudblood?HERMIONE

Itmeans\Muggle-born.Someonewithnon-magicparents.Someonelikeme.It'snotatermoneusuallyhearsincivilizedconversation.HAGRID

See,thethingis,Harry,therearesomewizards,liketheMalfoyfamily...whothinkthey'rebetterthaneveryoneelsebecausethey'repure-blood.HARRY

That'shorrible.RONWEASLEY

It'sdisgusting.HAGRID

Andit'scodswalloptoboot.Dirtyblood.Why,thereisn'tawizardalivetoday

that'snothalf-bloodorless.Moretothepoint,they'veyettothinkofaspellthatourHermionecan'tdo.Comehere.Don'tyouthinkonit,Hermione.

Don'tyouthinkonitforoneminute.

(one)GILDEROY

Harry,Harry,Harry.Canyoupossiblyimagine...abetterwaytoservedetention...thanbyhelpingmetoanswermyfanmail?

HARRY

Notreally.GILDEROY

Fameisaficklefriend,Harry.Celebrityisascelebritydoes.Rememberthat.

HARRYWhat?GILDEROYSorry?

HARRY

Thatvoice.GILDEROYVoice?HARRY

Didn'tyouhearit?GILDEROY

Whatareyoutalkingabout,Harry?Ithinkyou'regettingabitdrowsy.AndgreatScott,nowonder.Lookatthetime.We'vebeenherenearlyfourhours.Spookyhowthetimeflieswhenoneishavingfun.HARRYSpooky.

(two)

HERMIONEHarry!HARRY

Didyouhearit?RONWEASLEYHearwhat?HARRY

Thatvoice.HERMIONE

Voice?Whatvoice?HARRY

IhearditfirstinLockhart'soffice.Andthenagainjust--HARRY

It'smoving.Ithinkit'sgoingtokill.RONWEASLEYKill?

HERMIONE

Harry,wait!Notsofast!HARRY

Strange.I'veneverseenspidersactlikethat.RONWEASLEY

Idon'tlikespiders.What'sthat?HERMIONE\ChamberofSecretshasbeenopened.EnemiesoftheHeir,beware.\It'swritteninblood.HARRY

Oh,no.It'sFilth’scat.It'sMrs.Norris.DRACOMALFOY

\FILCH

What'sgoingonhere?Goon.Makeway,makeway.Potter?Whatareyou...?Mrs.Norris?You'vemurderedmycat.HARRYNo.No.FILCH

I'llkillyou.I'llkillyou!DUMBLEDORE

Argus!Argus,lEveryonewillproceedtotheirdormitoriesimmediately.Everyoneexcept...youthree.OTH

Ravenclaws,followme.DUMBLEDORE

She'snotdead,Argus.ShehasbeenPetrified.GILDEROYThoughtso.SounluckyIwasn'tthere.Iknowexactlythecountercursethatcould'vesparedher.DUMBLEDORE

ButhowshehasbeenPetrified,Icannotsay.FILCH

Askhim.It'shimthat'sdoneit.Yousawwhathewroteonthewall.HARRY

It'snottrue,sir.Iswear.InevertouchedMrs.Norris.FILCHRubbish.

SEVERUSSNAPE

IfImight,headmaster?PerhapsPotterandhisfriendsweresimplyinthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.However...thecircumstancesaresuspicious.I,forone,don'trecallseeingPotteratdinner.GILDEROY

I'mafraidthat'smydoing,Severus.Yousee,Harrywashelpingmeanswermyfanmail.HERMIONE

That'swhyRonandlwentlookingforhim,professor.We'djustfoundhimwhenhesaidSEVERUSSNAPE

Yes,MissGranger?HARRY

WhenIsaidIwasn'thungry.WewereheadingbacktothecommonroomwhenwefoundMrs.Norris.DUMBLEDORE

lnnocentuntilprovenguilty,Severus.FILCH

MycathasbeenPetrified.Iwanttoseesomepunishment!DUMBLEDORE

Wewillbeabletocureher,Argus.AsIunderstandit,MadamSprouthasaveryhealthygrowthofMandrake.Whenmatured,apotionwillbemadewhichwillreviveMrs.Norris.Andinthemeantime...Istronglyrecommendcaution...toall.HERMIONE

It'sabitstrange,isn'tit?HARRYStrange?HERMIONE

Youhearthisvoice,avoiceonlyyoucanhear...andthenMrs.NorristurnsupPetrified.It'sjuststrange.HARRY

DoyouthinkIshouldhavetoldthem?Dumbledoreandtheothers,Imean?RONWEASLEYAreyoumad?HERMIONE

No,Harry.Eveninthewizardingworld,hearingvoicesisn'tagoodsign.PICTUER

She'sright,youknow.

(one)

MCGONAGALL

CouldIhaveyourattention,please?Right.Now,today,wewillbetransformingowatergoblets.Likeso.One,two,three.VeraVerto.Nowit'syourturn.

Whowouldliketogofirst?Mr.Weasley.\RONWEASLEYVeraVerto!

RONWEASLEY

Thatwandneedsreplacing,Mr.Weasley.MCGONAGALL

Yes,MissGranger?HERMIONE

Professor...IwaswonderingifyoucouldtellusabouttheChamberofSecrets.MCGONAGALL

Verywell.Youallknow,ofcourse...thatHogwartswasfoundedoverathousandyearsago...bythefourgreatestwitchesandwizardsoftheage:GodricGryffindor,HelgaHufflepuff...RowenaRavenclawandSalazarSlytherin.Now,threeofthefounderscoexistedquiteharmoniously.Onedidnot.RONWEASLEY

Threeguesseswho.MCGONAGALL

SalazarSlytherinwishedtobemoreselective...aboutthestudentsadmittedtoHogwarts.Hebelievedmagicallearningshouldbekeptwithinall-magicfamilies.Inotherwords,pure-bloods.Unabletoswaytheothers,hedecidedtoleavetheschool.Now,accordingtolegend...Slytherinhadbuiltahiddenchamberinthiscastle...knownastheChamberofSecrets.Though,shortlybeforedeparting,hesealedit...untilthattimewhenhisowntrueHeirreturnedtotheschool.TheHeiralone...wouldbeabletoopentheChamberandunleashthehorrorwithin,andbysodoingpurgetheschoolofallthosewho...inSlytherin'sview,wereunworthytostudymagic.HERMIONE

Muggle-borns.MCGONAGALL

Naturally,theschoolhasbeensearchedmanytimes.Nosuchchamberhasbeenfound.HERMIONE

Professor?WhatexactlydoeslegendtelluslieswithintheChamber?MCGONAGALL

TheChamberissaidtobehometosomething...thatonlytheHeirofSlytherincancontrol.Itissaidtobethehome...ofamonster.

(two)

RONWEASLEY

Doyouthinkit'strue?DoyouthinktherereallyisaChamberofSecrets?HERMIONE

Yes.Couldn'tyoutell?McGonagall'sworried.Alltheteachersare.HARRY

IftherereallyisaChamberofSecrets,anditreallyhasbeenopened,

DUMBLEDORE

Youbothrealize,ofcourse...thatinthepastfewhours,youhavebrokenperhapsadozenschoolrules.HARRY&RONWEASLEYYes,sir.DUMBLEDORE

Thereissufficientevidencetohaveyoubothexpelled.HARRY&RONWEASLEYyes,sir.DUMBLEDORE

Therefore,itisonlyfittingthatyoubothreceive.SpecialAwardsforServices

totheSchool.RONWEASLEYThanks,sir.DUMBLEDORE

Now,Mr.Weasley,ifyouwouldhaveanowldeliverthesereleasepaperstoAzkaban.Ibelievewewantourgamekeeperback.First,Iwanttothankyou,Harry.YoumusthaveshownmerealloyaltydownintheChamber.NothingbutthatcouldhavecalledFawkestoyou.Andsecond,Isensethatsomethingistroublingyou.AmIright,Harry?HARRYIt'sjust,yousee,sir,Icouldn'thelpbutnoticecertainthings,certain.CertainsimilaritiesbetweenTomRiddleandme.DUMBLEDOREIsee.Well,youcanspeakParseltongue,Harry.Why?BecauseLordVoldemortcanspeakParseltongue.IfI'mnotmistaken,Harry.Hetransferredsomeofhispowerstoyouthenighthegaveyouthatscar.HARRY

Voldemorttransferredsomeofhispowerstome?DUMBLEDORE

Notintentionally,butyes.HARRY

SotheSortingHatwasright.IshouldbeinSlytherin.DUMBLEDOREIt'strue.YoupossessmanyofthequalitiesthatVoldemorthimselfprizes.Determination,resourcefulness,andifImaysayso,acertaindisregardfortherules

Why,then,didtheSortingHatplaceyouinGryffindor?HARRY

BecauseIaskeditto.DUMBLEDORE

Exactly,Harry.Exactly.WhichmakesyoudifferentfromVoldemort.Itisnotourabilitiesthatshowwhatwetrulyare.Itisourchoices.IfyouwantproofwhyyoubelonginGryffindor,thenIsuggestyoulookmorecloselyatthis.Becareful.HARRY

GodricGryffindor.DUMBLEDORE

ItwouldtakeatrueGryffindortopullthatoutofthehat.HARRY

Dobby.Sothisisyourmaster.ThefamilyyouserveistheMalfoys.LUCIUSMALFOY

I'lldealwithyoulater.Outofmyway,Potter.Soit'strue.Youhave

returned.DUMBLEDORE

WhenthegovernorslearnedthatArthurWeasley'sdaughterwastakenintotheChamber,

theysawfittosummonmeback.LUCIUSMALFOYRidiculous.DUMBLEDORECuriously,Lucius,severalofthemwereundertheimpressionthatyouwouldcursetheirfamily,iftheydidnotagreetosuspendmeinthefirstplace.LUCIUSMALFOYHowdareyou!DUMBLEDORE

Begyourpardon?LUCIUSMALFOY

Mysoleconcernhasalwaysbeenandwillalwaysbethewelfareofthisschool,and,ofcourse,itsstudents.Theculprithasbeenidentified,Ipresume?DUMBLEDOREYes.

LUCIUSMALFOYAnd?Whowasit?DUMBLEDORE

Voldemort.Onlythistimehechosetoactthroughsomebodyelsebymeansofthis.

LUCIUSMALFOYIsee.

DUMBLEDORE

Fortunately,ouryoungMr.Potterdiscoveredit.OnehopesthatnomoreofLordVoldemort'soldschool-thingsshouldfindtheirwayintoinnocenthands.Theconsequencesfortheoneresponsiblewouldbesevere.LUCIUSMALFOY

Well,letushopethatMr.Potterwillalwaysbearoundtosavetheday.HARRY

Don'tworry.Iwillbe.LUCIUSMALFOY

Dumbledore.Come,Dobby.We'releaving.HARRYSir?IwonderifIcouldhavethat?Mr.Malfoy.Mr.Malfoy!Ihavesomethingofyours.

LUCIUSMALFOY

Mine?Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.HARRY

Ithinkyoudo,sir.IthinkyouslippedthediaryintoGinnyWeasley's

cauldronthatdayatDiagonAlley.Youdo,doyou?LUCIUSMALFOY

Whydon'tyouproveit?Come,Dobby.HARRY

Openit.Dobby.DOBBY

MasterhasgivenDobbyasock.LUCIUSMALFOY

What?Ididn'tgive--DOBBY

MasterhaspresentedDobbywithclothes.Dobbyisfree.LUCIUSMALFOY

Youlostmemyservant!DOBBY

YoushallnotharmHarryPotter.LUCIUSMALFOYYourparentsweremeddlesomefoolstoo.Markmywords,Potter.Onedaysoonyouaregoingtomeetthesamestickyend.DOBBY

HarryPotterfreedDobby.HowcanDobbyeverrepayhim?HARRY

Justpromisemesomething.DOBBY

Anything,sir.HARRY

Nevertrytosavemylifeagain.

OTH

Welcomeback,SirNicholas.SIRNEVILLEThankyou.OTH

Goodevening,SirNicholas.SIRNEVILLEGoodevening.OTH

Goodtoseeyou,SirNicholas.SIRNEVILLE

Thankyou.Hello.Hermione!Welcomeback.HERMIONE

Thanks,SirNicholas.NEVILLE

Harry.It'sHermione.

RONWEASLEY

Welcomeback,Hermione.HERMIONE

It'sgoodtobeback.Congratulations.Ican'tbelieveyousolvedit.HARRY

Wehadloadsofhelpfromyou.Wecouldn'thavedoneitwithoutyou.HERMIONEThanks.MCGONAGALL

CouldIhaveyourattention,please?DUMBLEDORE

Beforewebeginthefeast.LetushavearoundofapplauseforProfessorSprout,MadamPomfreywhoseMandrakejuicehasbeensosuccessfullyadministeredtoallwhohadbeenPetrified.Also,inlightoftherecentevents,asaschooltreatallexamshavebeencanceled.HERMIONEOhno.HAGRID

SorryI'mlate.Theowlthatdeliveredmyreleasepapersgotalllostandconfused.SomeruddybirdcalledErrol.AndI'djustliketosaythatifithadn't

beenforyou,HarryandRonandHermione,ofcourseIwouldstillbeyou-know-wheresoI'djustliketosaythanks.HARRY

There'snoHogwartswithoutyou,Hagrid.

THEDED

(one)

MADAMPOMFREY

Mr.Malfoy,stopmakingsuchafuss.Youcango.Outofmyway.Shouldhavebeenbrought

straighttome.Icanmendbonesinaheartbeat,butgrowingthembackHERMIONE

Youwillbeableto,won'tyou?MADAMPOMFREY

I'llbeableto,certainly.Butit'llbepainful.You'reinforaroughnight,Potter.Regrowingbonesisanastybusiness.Whatdoyouexpect?Pumpkinjuice?

(two)DOBBYHello.HARRYDobby?DOBBY

HarryPottershouldhavelistenedtoDobby.HarryPottershouldhavegonebackhomewhenhemissedthetrain.HARRY

Itwasyou.YoustoppedthebarrierfromlettingRonandmethrough.DOBBY

Indeed.Yes,sir.HARRY

YounearlygotRonandmeexpelled.DOBBY

Atleastyouwouldbeawayfromhere.HarryPottermustgohome.DobbythoughthisBludgerwouldbeenoughtomakeHarryPottersee—DOBBY

YourBludger?YoumadethatBludgerchaseafterme?DOBBY

Dobbyfeelsmostaggrieved,sir.Dobbyhadtoironhishands.HARRY

Youbetterclearoffbeforemybonescomeback,Dobby,orImightstrangleyou.DOBBY

Dobbyisusedtodeaththreats,sir.Dobbygetsthemfivetimesadayathome.HARRY

Idon'tsupposeyoucouldtellmewhyyou'retryingtokillme?

DOBBY

Notkillyou,sir.Neverkillyou.D