you dont know what y.”
he took a step forward and neville dropped trevor the toad,
t out of sight.
”go ory and hit me!” said neville, raising his
fists. ”im ready!”
harry turo hermione.
”do something,” he said desperately.
hermioepped forward.
”neville,” she said, ”im really, really sorry about this.”
she raised her wand.
”petrificus totalus!” she cried, pointing it at neville.
nevilles arms so his sides. his legs sprang
together. his whid, he swayed where he stood and then
fell flat oiff as a board.
hermiourn him over. nevilles jaws were jammed
together so he t speak. only his eyes were moving, looking
at them in horror.
”whatve you doo him?” harry whispered.
”its the full body-bind,” said hermione miserably. ”oh, neville,
im so sorry.”
”we had to, ime to explain,” said harry.
”youll uand later, neville,” said roepped
over him ahe invisibility cloak.
but leaving neville lying motiohe floor didnt feel
like a very good omen. iate, every statues shadow
looked like filch, every distah of wind sounded like peeves
swooping dowhe foot of the first set of stairs,
they spotted mrs. norris skulkiop.
”oh, lets kick her, just this on whispered in harrys
ear, but harry shook his head. as they climbed carefully around her,
mrs. norris turned her lamplike eyes o didnt do anything.
they did ahey reached the staircase
up to the third floor. peeves was bobbing half, loosening
the carpet so that people would trip.
”whos there?” he said suddenly as they . he
narrowed his wicked black eyes. ”know youre there, even if i t
see yhhostie or wee studeie?”
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