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The Dueling Club
WhenSnapeturnedandwalkedofftobullyNeville,HermionecaughtHarry’seyeandnodded.
Harryduckedswiftlydownbehindhiscauldron,pulledoneofFred’sFilibusterfireworksoutofhispocket,andgaveitaquickprodwithhiswand. Thefireworkbegantofizzandsputter.Knowinghehadonlyseconds,Harrystraightenedup,tookaim,andlobbeditintotheair;itlandedrightontargetinGoyle’scauldron.
Goyle’spotionexploded,showeringthewholeclass.PeopleshriekedassplashesoftheSwellingSolutionhitthem. Malfoygotafacefulandhisnosebegantoswelllikeaballoon;Goyleblunderedaround,hishandsoverhiseyes,whichhadexpandedtothesizeofadinnerplate -Snapewastryingtorestorecalmandfindoutwhathadhappened.Throughtheconfusion,HarrysawHermioneslipquietlyintoSnape’soffice.
"Silence!SILENCE!"Snaperoared."Anyonewhohasbeensplashed,comehereforaDeflatingDraft-whenIfindoutwhodidthis—"
HarrytriednottolaughashewatchedMalfoyhurryforward,hisheaddroopingwiththeweightofanoselikeasmallmelon. AshalftheclasslumbereduptoSnape’sdesk,someweighteddownwitharmslikeclubs,othersunabletotalkthroughgiganticpuffed-uplips,HarrysawHermioneslidebackintothedungeon,thefrontofherrobesbulging.
Wheneveryonehadtakenaswigofantidoteandthevariousswellingshadsubsided,SnapesweptovertoGoyle’scauldronandscoopedoutthetwistedblackremainsofthefirework. Therewasasuddenhush.
