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And on that enigmatic note he waved to Harry, who understood himself to be dismissed. H CHAPTER FOURTEEN FELIX FELICIS arry had Herbology first thing the following morning. He had been unable to tell Ron and Hermione about his lesson with Dumbledore over breakfast for fear of being overheard, but he filled them in as they walked across the vegetable patch toward the greenhouses. The weekends brutal wind had died out at last; the weird mist had returned and it took them a little longer than usual to find the correct greenhouse. Wow, scary thought, the boy You-Know-Who, said Ron quietly, as they took their places around one of the gnarled Snargaluff stumps that formed this terms project, and began pulling on their protective gloves. But I still dont get why Dumbledores showing you all this. I mean, its really interesting and everything, but whats the point. Dunno, said Harry, inserting a gum shield. But he says its all important and itll help me survive. I think its fascinating, said Hermione earnestly. It makes absolute sense to know as much about Voldemort as possible. How else will you find out his weaknesses. So how was Slughorns latest party. Harry asked her thickly through the gum shield. Oh, it was quite fun, really, said Hermione, now putting on protective goggles. I mean, he drones on about famous ex-pupils a bit, and he absolutely fawns on McLaggen because hes so well-connected, but he gave us some really nice food and he introduced us to Gwenog Jones. Gwenog Jones. said Ron, his eyes widening under his own goggles. The Gwenog Jones. Captain of the Holyhead Harpies. Thats right, said Hermione. Personally, I thought she was a bit full of herself, but - Quite enough chat over here. said Professor Sprout briskly, bustling over and looking stern. Youre lagging behind, everybody else has started, and Nevilles already got his first pod. They looked around; sure enough, there sat Neville with a bloody lip and several nasty scratches along the side of his face, but clutching an unpleasantly pulsating more info object about the size of a grapefruit. Okay, Professor, were starting now. said Ron, adding quietly, when she had turned away again, shouldve used Muffliato, Harry. No, we shouldnt. said Hermione at once, looking, as she always did, intensely cross at the thought of the Half-Blood Prince and his spells. Well, come on. wed better get going. She gave the other two an apprehensive look; they all took deep breaths and then dived at the gnarled stump between them. It sprang to life at once; long, prickly, bramblelike vines flew out of the top and whipped through the air. One tangled itself in Hermiones hair, and Ron beat it back with a pair of secateurs; Learn more here succeeded in trapping a couple of vines and knotting them together; a hole opened in the middle of all the tentaclelike branches; Hermione plunged her arm bravely into this hole, which closed like a trap around her elbow; Harry and Ron tugged and wrenched at the vines, forcing the hole to open again, and Hermione snatched her arm free, clutching in her fingers a pod just like Nevilles. At once, the prickly vines shot back inside, and the gnarled stump sat there looking like an innocently dead lump of wood. You know, I dont think Ill be having any of these in my garden when Ive got my own place, said Ron, pushing his goggles up onto his forehead and wiping sweat from his face. Pass me a bowl, said Hermione, holding the pulsating pod at arms length; Harry handed one over and she dropped the pod into it with a look of disgust on her face. Dont be squeamish, squeeze it out, theyre best when theyre fresh. called Professor Sprout. Anyway, said Hermione, continuing their interrupted conversation as though a lump of wood had not just attacked them, Slughorns going to have a Christmas party, Harry, and theres no way youll be able to wriggle out of this one because he actually asked me to check your free evenings, so he could be sure to have it on a night you can come. Harry groaned. Meanwhile, Ron, who was attempting to burst the pod in the bowl by putting both hands on it, standing up, and squashing it as hard as he could, said angrily, And this is another party just for Slughorns favorites, is it. Just for the Slug Club, yes, said Hermione. The pod flew out from under Rons fingers and hit the greenhouse glass, rebounding onto the back of Professor Sprouts head and knocking off her old, patched hat. Harry went to retrieve the pod; when he got back, Hermione was saying, Look, I didnt make up the name Slug Club - Slug Club, repeated Ron with a sneer worthy of Malfoy. Its pathetic. Well, I hope you enjoy your party. Why dont you try hooking up with McLaggen, then Slughorn can make you King and Queen Slug - Were allowed to bring guests, said Hermione, who for some reason had turned a bright, boiling scarlet, and I was going to ask you to come, but if you think its that stupid then I wont bother. Harry suddenly wished the pod had flown a little farther, so that he need not have been sitting here with the pair of them. Unnoticed by either, he seized the bowl that contained the pod and began to try and open it by the noisiest and most energetic means he could think of; unfortunately, he could still hear every word of their conversation. You were going to ask me. asked Ron, in a completely different voice. Yes, said Hermione angrily. But obviously if youd rather I hooked up with McLaggen. There was a pause while Harry continued to pound the resilient pod with a trowel. No, I wouldnt, said Ron, in a very quiet voice. Harry missed the pod, hit the bowl, and shattered it. Reparo, he said hastily, poking the pieces with his wand, and the bowl sprang back together again. The crash, however, appeared to have awoken Ron and Hermione to Harrys presence. Hermione looked flustered and immediately started fussing about for her copy of Flesh-Eating Trees of the World to find out the correct way to juice Snargaluff pods; Ron, on the other hand, looked sheepish but also rather pleased with himself. Hand that over, Harry, said Hermione hurriedly. It says were supposed to puncture them with something sharp. Harry passed her the pod in the bowl; he and Ron both snapped their goggles back over their eyes and dived, once more, for the stump. It was not as though he was really surprised, thought Harry, as he wrestled with a thorny vine intent upon throttling him; he had had an inkling that this might happen sooner or later. But he was not sure how he felt about it. He and Cho were now too embarrassed to look at each other, let alone talk to each other; what if Ron and Hermione started going out together, then split up. Could their friendship survive it. Harry remembered the few weeks when they had not been talking to each other in the third year; he had not enjoyed trying to bridge the distance between them. And then, what if they didnt split up. What if they became like Bill and Fleur, and it became excruciatingly embarrassing to be in their presence, so that he was shut out for good. Gotcha. yelled Ron, pulling a second pod from the stump just as Hermione managed to burst the first one open, so that the bowl was full of tubers wriggling like pale green worms. The rest of the lesson passed without further mention of Slughorns party. Although Harry watched his two friends more closely over the next few days, Ron and Hermione did not seem any different except that they were a little politer to each other than usual. Harry supposed he would just have to wait to see what happened under the influence of butterbeer in Slughorns dimly lit room on the night of the party. In the meantime, however, he had more pressing worries. Katie Bell was still in St. Mungos Hospital with no prospect of leaving, which meant that the promising Gryffindor team Harry had been training so carefully since September was one Chaser short. He kept putting off replacing Katie in the hope that she would return, but their opening match against Slytherin was looming, and he finally had to accept that she would not be back in time to play. Harry did not think he could stand another full-House tryout. With a sinking feeling that had little to do with Quidditch, he cornered Dean Thomas after Transfiguration one day. Most of the class had already left, although several twittering yellow birds were still zooming around the room, all of Hermiones creation; nobody else had succeeded in conjuring so much as a feather from thin air. Are you still interested in playing Chaser. Wha -. Yeah, of course. said Dean excitedly. Over Deans shoulder, Harry saw Seamus Finnigan slamming his books into his bag, looking sour. One of the reasons why Harry would have preferred not to have to ask Dean to play was that he knew Seamus would not like it. On the other hand, he had to do what was best for the team, and Dean had outflown Seamus at the tryouts. Well then, youre in, said Harry. Theres a practice tonight, seven oclock. Right, said Dean. Cheers, Harry. Blimey, I cant wait to tell Ginny. He sprinted out of the room, leaving Harry and Seamus alone together, an uncomfortable moment made Games medium pc easier when a bird dropping landed on Seamuss head as one of Hermiones canaries whizzed over them. Seamus was not the only person disgruntled by the choice of Katies substitute. There was much muttering in the common room about the fact that Harry had now chosen two of his classmates for the team. As Harry had endured much worse mutterings than this in his school career, he was not particularly bothered, but all the same, the pressure was increasing to provide a win in the upcoming match against Slytherin. If Gryffindor won, Harry knew that the whole House would forget that they had criticized him and swear that they had always known it was a great team. If they lost. well, Harry thought wryly, he had still endured worse mutterings. Harry had no reason to regret his choice once he saw Dean fly that evening; he worked well with Ginny and Demelza. The Beaters, Peakes and Coote, were getting better all the time. The only problem was Ron. Harry had known all along that Ron was an inconsistent player who suffered from nerves and a lack of confidence, and unfortunately, read article looming prospect of the opening game of the season seemed to have brought out all his old insecurities. After letting in half a dozen goals, most of them scored by Ginny, his technique became wilder and wilder, until he finally punched an oncoming Demelza Robins in the mouth. It was an accident, Im sorry, Demelza, really sorry. Ron shouted after her as she zigzagged back to the ground, dripping blood everywhere. I just - Panicked, Ginny said angrily, landing next to Demelza and examining her fat lip. You prat, Ron, look at the state of her. I can fix that, said Harry, landing beside the two girls, pointing his wand at Demelzas mouth, and saying Episkey. And Ginny, dont call Ron a prat, youre not the Captain of this team - Well, you seemed too busy to call him a prat and I thought someone should - Harry forced himself not to laugh. In the air, everyone, lets go. Overall it was one of the worst click at this page they had had all term, though Harry did not feel that honesty was the best policy when they were this close to the match. Good link, everyone, I think well flatten Slytherin, he said bracingly, and the Chasers and Beaters left the changing room looking reasonably happy with themselves. I played like a sack of dragon dung, said Ron in a hollow voice when the door had swung shut behind Ginny. No, you didnt, said Harry firmly. Youre the best Keeper I tried out, Ron. Your only problem is nerves. He kept up a relentless flow of encouragement all the way back to the castle, and by the time they reached the second floor, Ron was looking marginally more cheerful. When Harry pushed open the tapestry to take their usual shortcut up to Gryffindor Tower, however, they found themselves looking at Dean and Ginny, who were locked in a close embrace and kissing fiercely as though glued together. It was as though something large and scaly erupted into life in Harrys stomach, clawing at his insides: Hot blood seemed to flood his brain, so that all thought was extinguished, replaced by a savage urge to jinx Dean into a jelly. Wrestling with this sudden madness, see more heard Rons voice as though from a great distance away. Dean and Ginny broke apart and looked around. What. said Understand yohoho think. I dont want to find my own sister snogging people in public. This was a deserted corridor till you came butting in. said Ginny. Dean was looking embarrassed. He gave Harry a shifty grin that Harry did not return, as the newborn monster inside him was roaring for Deans instant dismissal from the team. Er. cmon, Ginny, said Dean, lets go back to the common room. You go. said Ginny. I want a word with my dear brother. Dean left, looking as though he was not sorry to depart the scene. Right, said Ginny, tossing her long red hair out of her face and glaring at Ron, lets get this straight once and for all. It is none of your business who I go out with or what I do with them, Ron - Yeah, it is. said Ron, just as this web page. Dyou think Article source want people saying my sisters a - A what. shouted Ginny, drawing her wand. A what, exactly. He doesnt mean anything, Ginny - said Harry automatically, though the monster was roaring its approval of Rons words. Oh yes he does. she said, flaring up at Harry. Just because hes never snogged anyone in his life, just because the best kiss hes ever had is from our Auntie Muriel - Shut your mouth. bellowed Ron, bypassing red and turning maroon. No, I will not. yelled Ginny, beside herself. Ive seen you with Phlegm, hoping shell kiss you on the cheek every time you see her, its pathetic. If you went out and got a bit of snogging done yourself, you wouldnt mind so much that everyone else does it. Ron had pulled out his wand too; Harry stepped swiftly between them. You dont know what youre talking about. Ron roared, trying to get a clear shot at Ginny around Harry, who was now standing in front of her with his arms outstretched. Just because I dont do it in public -. Ginny screamed with derisive laughter, trying to push Harry out of the way. Been kissing Pigwidgeon, have you. Or have you got a picture of Auntie Muriel stashed under your pillow. You - A streak of orange light flew under Harrys left arm and missed Ginny by inches; Harry pushed Ron up against the wall. Dont be stupid - Harrys snogged Cho Chang. shouted Ginny, who sounded close to tears now. And Hermione snogged Viktor Krum, its only you who acts like its something disgusting, Ron, and thats because youve got about as much experience as a twelve-year-old. And with that, she stormed away. Harry quickly let go of Ron; the look on his face was murderous. They both stood there, breathing heavily, until Mrs. Norris, Filchs cat, appeared around the corner, which broke the tension. Cmon, said Harry, as the sound of Filchs shuffling feet reached their ears. They hurried up the stairs and along a seventh-floor corridor. Oi, out of the way. Ron barked at a small girl who jumped in fright and dropped a bottle of toadspawn. Harry hardly noticed the sound of shattering glass; he felt disoriented, dizzy; being struck by a lightning bolt must be something like this. Its just because shes Rons sister, he told himself. You just didnt like seeing her kissing Dean because shes Rons sister. But unbidden into his mind came an image of that same deserted corridor with himself kissing Ginny instead. The monster in his chest purred. but then he saw Ron ripping open the tapestry curtain and drawing his wand on Harry, shouting things like betrayal of trust. supposed to be my friend. Dyou think Hermione did snog Krum. Ron asked abruptly, as they approached the Fat Lady. Harry gave a guilty start and wrenched his imagination away from a corridor in which no Ron intruded, in which he and Ginny were quite alone - What. he said confusedly. Oh. er. The honest answer was yes, but he did not want to give it. However, Ron seemed to gather the worst from the Games medium pc on Harrys face. Dilligrout, he said darkly to the Fat Lady, and they climbed through the portrait hole into the common room. Neither of them mentioned Ginny read more Hermione again; indeed, they barely spoke to each other that evening and got into bed in silence, each absorbed in his own thoughts. Harry lay awake for a long time, looking up at the canopy of his four-poster and trying to convince himself that his feelings for Ginny were entirely elderbrotherly. They had lived, had they not, like brother and sister all summer, playing Quidditch, teasing Ron, and having a starship troopers command about Bill and Phlegm. He had known Ginny for years now. It was natural that he should feel protective. natural that he should want to look out for her. want to rip Dean limb from limb for kissing her. No. he would have to control that particular brotherly feeling. Ron gave a great grunting snore. Shes Rons sister, Harry told himself firmly. Rons sister. Shes out-ofbounds. He would not risk his friendship with Ron for anything. He punched his pillow into a more comfortable shape and waited for sleep to come, trying his utmost not to allow his thoughts to stray anywhere near Ginny. Harry awoke next morning feeling slightly dazed and confused by a series of dreams in click at this page Ron had chased him with a Beaters bat, but by midday he would have happily exchanged the dream Ron for the real one, who was not only cold-shouldering Ginny and Dean, but also treating a hurt and bewildered Hermione with an icy, sneering indifference. What was more, Ron seemed to have become, overnight, as touchy and ready to lash out as the average Blast-Ended Skrewt. Harry spent the day attempting to keep the peace between Ron and Hermione with no success; finally, Hermione departed for bed in high dudgeon, and Ron stalked off to the boys dormitory after swearing angrily at several frightened first years for looking at him. To Harrys dismay, Rons new visit web page did not wear off over the next few days. Worse still, it coincided with an even deeper dip in his Keeping skills, which made him still more aggressive, so that during the final Quidditch practice before Saturdays match, he failed to save every single goal the Chasers aimed at him, but bellowed at everybody so much that he reduced Demelza Robins to tears. You shut up and leave her alone. shouted Peakes, who was about twothirds Rons height, though admittedly carrying a heavy bat. ENOUGH. bellowed Harry, who had seen Ginny glowering in Rons direction and, remembering her reputation as an accomplished caster of the Bat-Bogey Hex, soared over to intervene before things got out of hand. Peakes, go and pack up the Bludgers. Demelza, pull yourself together, you played really well today. Ron. he waited until the rest of the team were out of earshot before saying it, youre my best mate, but carry on treating the rest of them like this and Im going to kick you off the team. He really thought for a moment that Ron might hit him, but then something much worse happened: Ron seemed to sag on his broom; all the fight went out of him and he said, I resign. Im pathetic. Youre not pathetic and youre not resigning. said Harry fiercely, seizing Ron by the front of his robes. You can save anything when youre on form, its a mental problem youve got. Steam twitter calling me mental. Yeah, maybe I am. They glared at each other for a moment, then Ron shook his head wearily. I know you havent got any time to find another Keeper, so Ill play tomorrow, but if we lose, and we will, Im taking myself off the team. Nothing Harry said made any difference. He tried boosting Rons confidence all through dinner, but Ron was too busy being grumpy and surly with Hermione to notice. Harry persisted in the common room that evening, but his assertion that the whole team would be devastated if Ron left was Games medium pc undermined by the fact that the rest of the team was sitting in a huddle in a distant corner, clearly muttering about Ron and casting him nasty looks. Finally Harry tried getting angry again in the hope of provoking Ron into a defiant, and hopefully goal-saving, attitude, but this strategy did not appear to work any better than encouragement; Ron went to bed as dejected and hopeless as ever. Harry lay awake for a very long time in click to see more darkness. He did not want to lose the upcoming match; not only was it his first as Captain, but he was determined to beat Draco Malfoy at Quidditch even if he could not yet prove his suspicions about him. Yet if Ron played as he had done in the last few practices, their chances of winning were very slim. If only there was something he could do to make Ron pull himself together. make him play at the top of his form. something that would ensure that Ron had a really good day. And the answer came to Harry in one, sudden, glorious stroke of inspiration. Breakfast was the usual excitable affair next morning; the Slytherins hissed and booed loudly as every member of the Gryffindor team entered the Great Hall. Harry glanced at the ceiling and saw a clear, pale blue sky: a good omen. The Gryffindor table, a solid mass of red and gold, cheered as Harry and Ron approached. Harry grinned and waved; Ron grimaced weakly and shook his head. Cheer up, Ron. called Lavender. I know youll be brilliant. Ron ignored her. Tea. Harry asked him. Coffee. Pumpkin juice. Anything, said Ron glumly, taking a moody bite of toast. A few minutes later Hermione, who had become so tired of Rons recent unpleasant behavior that she had not come down to breakfast with them, paused on her way up the table.

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