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"Exactly what claim did the Weasley girl have...
Posted on 2010-Mar-8 at 10:41
"Exactly what claim did the Weasley girl have upon it? She deserved her punishment, as did the idiot Longbottom and the Lovegood oddity!"
"Neville is not an idiot and Luna is not an oddity!" said Hermione
"Where am I?" repeated Phineas Nigellus, starting to wrestle with the blindfold again"Where have you brought me? Why have you removed me from the house of my forebears?"
"never mind that! How did Snape punish Ginny, Neville, and Luna?" asked Harry urgently
"Professor Snape sent them into the Forbidden Forest, to do some work for the oaf, Hagrid
"Hagrid's not an oaf!" said Hermione shrilly
"And Snape might've though that was a punishment," said Harry, "buy Ginny, Neville, and Luna probably had a good laugh with HagridThe Forbidden Forest they've faced plenty worse than the Forbidden Forest, big deal!"
He felt relieved; he had been imagining horrors, the Cruciatus Curse at the very least
"What we really wanted to know, Professor Black, is whether anyone else has, um, taken out the sword at all? Maybe it's been taken away for cleaning\a151or something!"
Phineas Nigellus rolex replica supplies paused again in his struggles to free his eyes and sniggered
"Muggle-born," he said, "Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girlGoblin's silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it
"Don't call Hermione simple," said Harry
"I grow weary of contradiction," said Phineas Nigellus"perhaps it is time for me to return to the headmaster's office"
Still blindfolded, he began groping the side of his frame, trying to feel his way out of his picture and back into the one at HogwartsHarry had a sudden inspiration
"Dumbledore! Can't you bring us Dumbledore?"
"I beg your pardon?" asked Phineas Nigellus
"Professor Dumbledore's portrait\a151couldn't you bring him along, here, into yours?"
Phineas Nigellus turned his face in the direction of Harry's voice
"Evidently it is not only Muggle-borns who are ignorant, PotterThe portraits of Hogwarts may commune with each other, but they cannot travel outside of the castle except to visit a painting of themselves elsewhereDumbledore cannot come here with me, and after the treatment I have received at your hands, prada bag with metal handle I can assure you that I will not be making a return visit!"
Slightly crestfallen, Harry watched Phineas redouble his attempts to leave his frame
"Professor Black," said Hermione, "couldn't you just tell us, please, when was the last time the sword was taken out of its case? Before Ginny took it out, I mean?"
Phineas snorted impatiently
"I believe that the last time I saw the sword of Gryffindor leave its case was when Professor Dumbledore used it to break open a ring
Hermione whipped around to look at HarryNeither of them dared say more in front of Phineas Nigellus, who had at least managed to locate the exit
"Well, good night to you," he said a little waspishly, and he began to move out of sight againOnly the edge of his hat brim remained in view when Harry gave a sudden shout
"Wait! Have you told Snape you saw this?"
Phineas Nigellus stuck his blindfolded head back into the picture
"Professor Snape has more important things on his mind that the many eccentricities of Albus DumbledoreGood-bye, Potter!"
And with that, he vanished completely, leaving behind him nothing but dior his murky backdrop
"Harry!" Hermione cried
"I know!" Harry shoutedUnable to contain himself, he punched the air; it was more than he had dared to hope forHe strode up and down the tent, feeling that he could have run a mile; he did not even feel hungry anymoreHermione was squashing Phineas Nigellus's back into the beaded bag; when she had fastened the clasp she threw the bag aside and raised a shining face to Harry
"The sword can destroy Horcruxes! Goblin-made blades imbibe only that which strengthens them\a151Harry, that sword's impregnated with basilisk venom!"
"And Dumbledore didn't five it to me because he still needed it, he wanted to use it on the locket\a151"
"\a151and he must have realized they wouldn't let you have it if he put it in his will\a151"
"\a151so he made a copy\a151"
"\a151and put a fake in the glass case\a151"
"\a151and he left the real one\a151where?"
They gazed at east other Harry felt that the answer was dangling invisibly in the air above them, tantalizingly closeWhy hadn't Dumbledore told him? Or had he, in fact, told Harry, but Harry had not leather chanel bag realized it at the time?"
"Think!" whispered Hermione"Think! Where would he have left it?"
"Not at Hogwarts," said Harry, resuming his pacing
"Somewhere in Hogsmeade?" suggested Hermione
"The Shrieking Shack?" said Harry"Nobody ever goes in there
"But Snape knows how to get in, wouldn't that be a bit risky?"
"Dumbledore trusted Snape," Harry reminded her
"Not enough to tell him that he had swapped the swords," said Hermione
"Yeah, you're right!" said Harry, and he felt even more cheered at the thought that Dumbledore had had some reservations, however faint, about Snape's trustworthiness"So, would he have hidden the sword well away from Hogsmeade, then? What d'you reckon, Ron? Ron?"
Harry looked aroundFor one bewildered moment he thought that Ron had left the tent, then realized that Ron was lying in the shadow of a bunk, looking stony
"Oh, remembered me, have you?" he said
"What?"
Ron snorted as he stared up at the underside of the upper bunkDon't let me spoil your fun
Perplexed, Harry looked to Hermione for help, but she shook her head, apparently as nonplussed as he rolex ladies wa
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