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The Dueling Club
He’dseeJustinthenextdayinHerbologyandhe’dexplainthathe’dbeencallingthesnakeoff,noteggingiton,which(hethoughtangrily,pummelinghispillow)anyfoolshouldhaverealized.
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Bynextmorning,however,thesnowthathadbeguninthenighthadturnedintoablizzardsothickthatthelastHerbologylessonofthetermwascanceled: ProfessorSproutwantedtofitsocksandscarvesontheMandrakes,atrickyoperationshewouldentrusttonooneelse,nowthatitwassoimportantfortheMandrakestogrowquicklyandreviveMrs.NorrisandColinCreevey.
HarryfrettedaboutthisnexttothefireintheGryffindorcommonroom,whileRonandHermioneusedtheirtimeofftoplayagameofwizardchess.
"Forheaven’ssake,Harry,"saidHermione,exasperated,asoneofRon’sbishopswrestledherknightoffhishorseanddraggedhimofftheboard."GoandfindJustinifit’ssoimportanttoyou."
SoHarrygotupandleftthroughtheportraithole,wonderingwhereJustinmightbe.
Thecastlewasdarkerthanitusuallywasindaytimebecauseofthethick,swirlinggraysnowateverywindow.Shivering,Harrywalkedpastclassroomswherelessonsweretakingplace,catchingsnatchesofwhatwashappeningwithin. ProfessorMcGonagallwasshoutingatsomeonewho,bythesoundofit,hadturnedhisfriendintoabadger. Resistingtheurgetotakealook,Harrywalkedonby,thinkingthatJustinmightbeusinghisfreetimetocatchuponsomework,anddecidingtocheckthelibraryfirst.
