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‘It's ... horrible,’ said Hermione, looking shaken. She folded back page ten of the newspaper and handed it to Harry and Ron.

‘Me too,’ said James. He put his hand in his pocket and took out a struggling Golden Snitch.

‘Lunch,’ said Mrs Weasley's voice.

‘Wheer’s Em’ly?’ said Mr. Peggotty.

‘They're not supposed to be pretty, they're supposed to protect you,’ said Harry patiently. ‘What we really need is a boggart or something; that's how I learned, I had to conjure a Patronus while the boggart was pretending to be a Dementor—’

‘Loads of stuff!’ said Neville proudly. ‘It's got an amazing defensive mechanism. Here, hold Trevor for me....’

‘Or rather, you messed it up for him,’ said Lupin, with a satisfied smile.

‘Master, I am sorry, I knew not, I was fighting the Animagus Black!’ sobbed Bellatrix, flinging herself down at Voldemort's feet as he paced slowly nearer. ‘Master, you should know—’

‘Now I wonder,’ he muttered, ‘whether my Agnes tires of me.