as she towered over the three of them.
”i would never have believed it of any of you. mr. filch
says you were up iros one o the
m. explain yourselves.”
it was the first time hermione had ever failed to answer a
teachers questioaring at her slippers, as still as
a statue.
”i think ive got a good idea of whats been going on,” said
prall. ”it doesnt take a genius to work it out. you
fed drae d-bull story ab
to get him out of bed and into trouble. ive already caught him. i
suppose you think its funny that longbottom here heard the story
aoo?”
harry evilles eye aell him without words
that this wasnt true, beeville was looking stunned and
hurt. poor, blundering neville -- harry k must have cost
him to try and fihe dark, to warn them.
”im disgusted,” said prall. ”four students out
of bed i! ive never heard of sug before! you,
miss grahought you had more sense. as for you, mr. potter,
i thought gryffi more to you than this. all three of you
will receive detentiobottom, nothing
gives yht to walk around sight, especially
these days, its very dangerous -- and fifty points will be taken
from gryffindor.”
”fifty?” harry gasped -- they would lose the lead, the lead
hed wo quidditch match.
”fifty points each,” said prall, breathing
heavily thr, pointed nose.
”professor -- please
”you t --”
”dont tell me what i d t det back
to bed, all of you. ive never been more ashamed of gryffindor
students.”
a hundred and fifty points lost. that put gryffindor in last
plae night, theyd ruined any dor had had
for the house cup. harry felt as though the bottom had dropped out
of his stomach. how could they ever make up f