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           "Excellent.TenpointstoGryffindor,"saidProfessorSprout."TheMandrakeformsanessentialpartofmostantidotes.Itisalso,however,dangerous.Whocantellmewhy?" 

           Hermione’shandnarrowlymissedHarry’sglassesasitshotupagain. 

           "ThecryoftheMandrakeisfataltoanyonewhohearsit,"shesaidpromptly. 

           "Precisely.Takeanothertenpoints,"saidProfessorSprout."Now,theMandrakeswehaveherearestillveryyoung." 

           Shepointedtoarowofdeeptraysasshespoke,andeveryoneshuffledforwardforabetterlook. Ahundredorsotuftylittleplants,purplishgreenincolor,weregrowingthereinrows.TheylookedquiteunremarkabletoHarry,whodidn’thavetheslightestideawhatHermionemeantbythe"cry"oftheMandrake. 

           "Everyonetakeapairofearmuffs,"saidProfessorSprout. 

           Therewasascrambleaseveryonetriedtoseizeapairthatwasn’tpinkandfluffy. 

           "WhenItellyoutoputthemon,makesureyourearsarecompletelycovered,"saidProfessorSprout."Whenitissafetoremovethem,Iwillgiveyouthethumbs-up.Right-earmuffson." 

           Harrysnappedtheearmuffsoverhisears.Theyshutoutsoundcompletely.ProfessorSproutputthepink,fluffypairoverherownears,rolledupthesleevesofherrobes,graspedoneofthetuftyplantsfirmly,andpulledhard. 

           Harryletoutagaspofsurprisethatnoonecouldhear.