goyle reached toward the chs o ron - ron
leapt forward, but before hed so much as touched goyle, goyle let
out a horrible yell.
scabbers the rat was hanging off his finger, sharp little teeth
suo goyles knuckle - d malfoy backed away as
goyle swung scabbers round and round, howling, as
finally flew off and hit the window, all three of them disappeared
at ohey thought there were more rats lurking among the
sweets, or perhaps theyd heard footsteps, because a sed later,
hermier had e in.
”what has been going on?” she said, lookis all
over the floor and ron pig up scabbers by his tail.
i think hes bee,” ron said to harry. he looked
closer at scabbers. ”no -- i do -- hes gone back
to sleep-”
and so he had.
”youve met malfoy before?”
harry explaiheir meeting in diagon alley.
”ive heard of his family,” said ron darkly. ”they were
some of the first to e back to our side after you-know-who
disappeared. said theyd beeched. my dad doesnt believe
it. he says malfoys father didnt o go over to the
dark side.” he turo hermione. ” we help you with something?”
”youd better hurry up and put your robes on, ive just been
up to the front to ask the dud he says were nearly
there. you haveing, have you? youll be in trouble
before we evehere!”
”scabbers has been fighting, not us,” said ron, sg at
her. ”would you mind leaving while we ge?”
”all right -- i only here because people outside are
behaving very childishly, rad down the corridors,” said
hermione in a sniffy void youve got dirt on your nose,
by the way, did you know?”
ro her as she left. harry peered out of the window. it
was getting dark. he ountains as under a deep
purple sky. the train did