"Harry sat quite still, staring at his feet, allowing his mind and his memory to relax in the aftermath of the pain. . ."

"Ron  did  up  the  fastening  of  his  own  cloak,  watching  Harry

thoughtfully. "

"The elf surveyed Harry out of his vast, orblike eyes."

"A blank silence greeted Hermione’s words. She looked around at all

the faces upturned to her, rather disconcerted. "

"Umbridge  looked  at  him  coldly;  his  smile  faltered."

"The Forbidden Forest was teeming with the kind of creatures  most  likely  to  get  Hagrid  the  sack."

"Malfoy looked as though Christmas had come a month early; Hermione, on the other hand, had turned scarlet with suppressed rage. "

"Harry bit back the retort he was longing to utter: Did she imagine

for a second that he did not regret his expulsion from the team a hun-

dred times more than she did? "

" 'Yes,' said Harry emphatically — why were they all so slow on the

uptake, did they not realize how much a person bled when fangs that

long pierced their side? And why could Dumbledore not do him the

courtesy of looking at him? "