.Oh.‐.oh.‐.oh!..gulped.Mrs.Weasley,.and.she.broke.into.a.storm.of.crying,.her.face.in.her.hands..
.Molly,..said.Lupin.bleakly,.walking.over.to.her...Molly.don.t…..
Next.second,.she.was.sobbing.her.heart.out.on.Lupin.s.shoulder..
.Molly,.it.was.just.a.Boggart,..he.said.soothingly,.patting.her.on.the.head,..just.a.stupid.Boggart…..
.I.see.them.d‐d.‐.dead.all.the.time!..Mrs.Weasley.moaned.into.his.shoulder...All.the.t.‐.t.‐.time!.1.d.‐.d.‐.dream.about.it…..
Sirius.was.staring.at.the.patch.of.carpet.where.the.Boggart,.pretending.to.be.Harry.s.body,.had.lain..Moody.was.looking.at.Harry,.who.avoided.his.gaze..He.had.a.funny.feeling.Moody.s.magical.eye.had.followed.him.all.the.way.out.of.the.kitchen..
THEWOFS.OF.MRS.WEASLEY.
.D‐d.‐.don.t.tell.Arthur,..Mrs.Weasley.was.gulping.now,.mopping.her.eyes.frantically.with.her.cuffs...I.d.‐.d.‐.don.t.want.him.to.know….being.silly…..
Lupin.handed.her.a.handkerchief.and.she.blew.her.nose..
.Harry,.I.m.so.sorry..What.must.you.think.of.me?..she.said.shakily...Not.even.able.to.get.rid.of.a.Boggart…..
.Don.t.be.stupid,..said.Harry,.trying.to.smile..
.I.m.just.s.‐.s.‐.so.worried,..she.said,.tears.spilling.out.of.her.eyes.again...Half.the.f.‐.f.‐.family.s.in.the.Order,.it.ll.b.‐.b.‐.be.a.miracle.if.we.all.come.through.this…
.and.P.‐.P.‐.Percys.not.talking.to.us….what.if.something.d‐d.‐.dreadful.happens.and.we.ve.never.in.‐.in.‐.made.it.up.with.him?.And.what.s.going.to.happen.if.Arthur.and.I.get.killed,.who.s.g.‐.g.‐.going.to.look.after.Ron.and.Ginny?..
.Molly.that.s.enough;.said.Lupin.firmly...This.isn.t.like.last.time..The.Order.are.better.prepared,.we.ve.got.a.head.start,.we.know.what.Voldemorts.up.to.‐..
Mrs.Weasley.gave.a.little.squeak.of.fright.at.the.sound.of.the.name..
.Oh,.Molly,.come.on,.it.s.about.time.you.got.used.to.hearing.his.name.‐.look,.I.can.t.promise.no.one.s.going.to.get.hurt,.nobody.can.promise.that,.but.we.re.much.better.off.than.we.were.last.time..You.weren.t.in.the.Order.then,.you.don.t.understand..Last.time.we.were.outnumbered.twenty.to.one.by.the.Death.Eaters.and.they.were.picking.us.off.one.by.one…..
Harry.thought.of.the.photograph.again,.of.his.parents..beaming.faces..He.knew.Moody.was.still.watching.him..
.Don.t.worry.about.Percy..said.Sirius.abruptly...He.ll.come.round..It.s.only.a.matter.of.time.before.Voldemort.moves.into.the.open;.once.he.does,.the.whole.Ministry.s.going.to.be.begging.us.to.forgive.them..And.I.m.not.sure.I.ll.be.accepting.their.apology,..he.added.bitterly..
.And.as.for.who.s.going.to.look.after.Ron.and.Ginny.if.you.and.Arthur.died,..said.Lupin,.smiling.slightly,..what.do.you.think.we.d.do,.let.them.starve?..
Mrs.Weasley.smiled.tremulously..
.Being.silly,..she.muttered.again,.mopping.her.eyes..
But.Harry,.closing.his.bedroom.door.behind.him.some.ten.
HARRY.Pun.ER.
minutes.later,.could.not.think.Mrs.Weasley.silly..He.could.still.see.his.parents.beaming.up.at.him.from.the.tattered.old.photograph,.unaware.that.their.lives,
.like.so.many.of.those.around.them,.were.drawing.to.a.close..The.image.of.the.Boggart.posing.as.the.corpse.of.each.member.of.Mrs.Weasley.s.family.in.turn.kept.flashing.before.his.eyes..