loors up. it was a relief to be away from
the smell of the troll, quite apart from anything else.
”we should have gotteen prumbled.
”five, you mean, oaken off hermiones.”
”get us out of trouble like that,” ron
admitted. ”mind you, we did save her.”
”she might not have needed saving if we hadnt locked the thing
in with her,” harry reminded him.
they had reached the portrait of the fat lady.
”pig snout,” they said aered.
the aoisy. everyohe
food that had bee up. hermioood alohe
d for them. there was a very embarrassed pause. then,
hem lookiher, they all said ”thanks,” and
hurried off to get plates.
but from that moment raheir
friend. there are some things you t share without ending up
likiher, and knog out a twelve-foot mountain troll
is ohem.
chapter eleven
quidditch
as they entered he weather turned very cold. the
mountains around the se id the lake like chilled
steel. every m the ground was frost. hagrid could
be seeairs wiing broomsti the
quidditch field, bundled up in a long moleski, rabbit
fur gloves, and enormous beaverskin boots.
the quiddit had begun. on saturday, harry would
be playing in his first match after weeks ryffindor
versus slytherin. if gryffindor won, they would move up into sed
pla the house ship.
hardly anyone had seen harry play because wood had decided that,
as their secret on, harry should be kept, well, secret. but
the he laying seeker had leaked out somehow, and
harry didnt knoorse -- people telling him hed be
brilliaelling him theyd be running arouh
him holding a mattress.