”good idea,” said ron nervously.
they edged toen door, mouths dry, prayiroll
wasnt about to e out of it. with o leap, harry managed
to grab the key, slam the door, and lock it.
yes!”
flushed with their victory, they started to run back up the
passage, but as they reached the er they heard something that
made their hearts stop -- a high, petrified scream -- and it was
the chamber theyd just ed up.
”oh, no,” said rohe bloody baron.
”its the girls bathrasped.
”hermioogether.
it was the last thied to do, but what choice did
they have? wheeling aroued back to the door and
turhe key, fumbling in their panic. harry pulled the door open
and they ran inside.
hermier was shrinking against the osite,
looking as if she was about to fairoll was advan her,
knog the sinks off the walls as it went.
”fuse it!” harry said desperately to roap,
he threw it as hard as he could against the wall.
the troll stopped a few feet from hermio lumbered around,
blinking stupidly, to see what had made the s mean little
eyes saw harry. it hesitated, then made for him iing
its club as it went.
”oy, pea-brain!” yelled roher side of the chamber,
aal pipe at it. the troll didnt eveo
ting its shoulder, but it heard the yell and
paused again, turning its ugly snout toward ron instead, giving
harry time to run around it.
”e on, run, run!” harry yelled at hermi to pull
her toward the door, but she t move, she was still flat
against the wall, her mouth open with terror.
the shouting and the eed t the troll
berserk. it rain aoward ron, who was
and had no way to escape.
harry thehat was both very brave and very
stupid: he took a great running jump and manage