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The Polyjuice Potion
"Iwastalkin’terhimsecondsbeforethatkidwasfound,heneverhadtime,sir—"
Dumbledoretriedtosaysomething,butHagridwentrantingon,wavingtheroosteraroundinhisagitation,sendingfeatherseverywhere.
"itcan’t’vebinhim,I’llswearitinfronto’theMinistryo’MagicifIhaveto."
"Hagrid,I—"
"-yeh’vegotthewrongboy,sir,IknowHarrynever—"
"Hagrid!"saidDumbledoreloudly."IdonotthinkthatHarryattackedthosepeople."
"Oh,"saidHagrid,theroosterfallinglimplyathisside."Right.I’llwaitoutsidethen,Headmaster."
Andhestompedoutlookingembarrassed.
"Youdon’tthinkitwasme,Professor?"HarryrepeatedhopefullyasDumbledorebrushedroosterfeathersoffhisdesk.
"No,Harry,Idon’t,"saidDumbledore,thoughhisfacewassomberagain."ButIstillwanttotalktoyou."
HarrywaitednervouslywhileDumbledoreconsideredhim,thetipsofhislongfingerstogether.
"Imustaskyou,Harry,whetherthereisanythingyou’dliketotellme,"hesaidgently."Anythingatall."
Harrydidn’tknowwhattosay.HethoughtofMalfoyshouting, "You’llbenext,Mudbloods!"andofthePolyjuicePotionsimmeringawayinMoaningMyrtle’sbathroom. ThenhethoughtofthedisembodiedvoicehehadheardtwiceandrememberedwhatRonhadsaid: "Hearingvoicesnooneelsecanhearisn’tagoodsign,eveninthewizardingworld." Hethought,too,aboutwhateveryonewassayingabouthim,andhisgrowingdreadthathewassomehowconnectedwithSalazarSlytherin...
"No,"saidHarry."Thereisn’tanything,Professor..."
