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Aragog
Theywerehampered,ofcourse,bythefactthattheyweren’tallowedtowanderoffontheirownbuthadtomovearoundthecastleinapackwiththeotherGryffindors. Mostoftheirfellowstudentsseemedgladthattheywerebeingshepherdedfromclasstoclassbyteachers,butHarryfounditveryirksome.
Oneperson,however,seemedtobethoroughlyenjoyingtheatmosphereofterrorandsuspicion.DracoMalfoywasstruttingaroundtheschoolasthoughhehadjustbeenappointedHeadBoy. Harrydidn’trealizewhathewassopleasedabout untilthePotionslessonabouttwoweeksafterDumbledoreandHagridhadleft,when,sittingrightbehindMalfoy,HarryoverheardhimgloatingtoCrabbeandGoyle.
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"IalwaysthoughtFathermightbetheonewhogotridofDumbledore,"hesaid,nottroublingtokeephisvoicedown. "ItoldyouhethinksDumbledore’stheworstheadmastertheschool’severhad. Maybewe’llgetadecentheadmasternow. Someonewhowon’twanttheChamberofSecretsclosed.McGonagallwon’tlastlong,she’sonlyfillingin..."
SnapesweptpastHarry,makingnocommentaboutHermione’semptyseatandcauldron.
"Sir,"saidMalfoyloudly."Sir,whydon’tyouapplyfortheheadmaster’sjob?"
"Now,now,Malfoy,"saidSnape,thoughhecouldn’tsuppressathin-lippedsmile. "ProfessorDumbledorehasonlybeensuspendedbythegovernors. Idaresayhe’llbebackwithussoonenough."