Snape victorious

           Harrycouldnotmoveamuscle.HelaytherebeneaththeInvisibilityCloakfeelingthebloodfromhisnoseflow,hotandwet,overhisface,listeningtothevoicesandfootstepsinthecorridorbeyond.Hisimmediatethoughtwasthatsomeonewould,surelycheckthecompartmentsbeforethetraindepartedagain.Butatoncecamethedispiritingrealizationthatevenifsomebodylookedintothecompartment,hewouldbeneitherseennorheard.Hisbesthopewasthatsomebodyelsewouldwalkinandsteponhim.

           HarryhadneverhatedMalfoymorethanashelaythere,likeanabsurdturtleonitsback,blooddrippingsickeninglyintohisopenmouth.Whatastupidsituationtohavelandedhimselfin...andnowthelastfewfootstepsweredyingaway;everyonewasshufflingalongthedarkplatformoutside;hecouldhearthescrapingoftrunksandloudbabbleoftalk.

           RonandHermionewouldthinkthathehadleftthetrainwithoutthem.OncetheyarrivedatHogwartsandtooktheirplacesintheGreatHall,lookedupanddowntheGryffindortableafewtimes,andfinallyrealizedthathewasnotthere,he,nodoubt,wouldbehalfwaybacktoLondon.

           Hetriedtomakeasound,evenagrunt,butitwasimpossible.Thenherememberedthatsomewizards,likeDumbledore,couldperformspellswithoutspeaking,sohetriedtosummonhiswand,whichhadfallenoutofhishand,bysayingthewordsAccioWand!overandoveragaininhishead,butnothinghappened.