She.retreated.behind.The.Quibbler.again..Ron.stared.at.the.cover.with.his.mouth.hanging.open.for.a.few.seconds,.then.looked.around.at.Ginny.for.some.kind.of.explanation,.but.Ginny.had.stuffed.her.knuckles.in.her.mouth.to.stop.herself.giggling..Ron.shook.his.head,.bemused,.then.checked.his.watch..
.We.re.supposed.to.patrol.the.corridors.every.so.often,..he.told.Harry.and.Neville,..and.we.can.give.out.punishments.if.people.are.misbehaving..I.can.t.wait.to.get.Crabbe.and.Goyle.for.something.
.You.re.not.supposed.to.abuse.your.position,.Ron!..said.Hermione.sharply..
.Yeah,.right,.because.Malfoy.won.t.abuse.it.at.all,..said.Ron.sarcastically..
.So.you.re.going.to.descend.to.his.level?..
.No,.I.m.just.going.to.make.sure.I.get.his.mates.before.he.gets.mine...
.For.heaven.s.sake,.Ron.‐..
Til.make.Goyle.do.lines,.it.ll.kill.him,.he.hates.writing,..said.Ron.happily..He.lowered.his.voice.to.Goyle.s.low.grunt.and,.screwing.up.his.face.in.a.look.of.pained.concentration,.mimed.writing.in.midair...I….must….not….look…like….a…
.baboon.s….backside...
Everyone.laughed,.but.nobody.laughed.harder.than.Luna.Lovegood..She.let.out.a.scream.of.mirth.that.caused.Hedwig.to.wake.up.and.flap.her.wings.indignantly.and.Crookshanks.to.leap.up.into.theluggage.rack,.hissing..Luna.laughed.so.hard.her.magazine.slipped.out.of.her.grasp,.slid.down.her.legs.and.on.to.the.floor..
That.was.funny!..
Her.prominent.eyes.swam.with.tears.as.she.gasped.for.breath,.staring.at.Ron.
.Utterly.nonplussed,.he.looked.around.at.the.others,.who.were.now.laughing.at.the.expression.on.Ron.s.face.and.at.the.ludicrously.prolonged.laughter.of.Luna.Lovegood,.who.was.rocking.backwards.and.forwards,.clutching.her.sides..
.Are.you.taking.the.mickey?..said.Ron,.frowning.at.her..
.Baboon.s….backside!..she.choked,.holding.her.ribs..
Everyone.else.was.watching.Luna.laughing,.but.Harry.glancing.at.the.magazine.on.the.floor,.noticed.something.that.made.him.dive.for.it..Upside‐down.it.had.been.hard.to.tell.what.the.picture.on.the.front.was,.but.Harry.now.realised.it.was.a.fairly.bad.cartoon.of.Cornelius.Fudge;.Harry.only.recognised.him.because.of.the.lime‐green.bowler.hat..One.of.Fudge.s.hands.was.clenched.around.a.bag.of.gold;.the.other.hand.was.throttling.a.goblin..The.cartoon.was.captioned:.How.Far.Will.Fudge.Go.to.Gain.Gringotts?.
Beneath.this.were.listed.the.titles.of.other.articles.inside.the.magazine..
Corruption.in.the.Quidditch.League:
How.the.Tornados.are.Taking.Control
Secrets.of.the.Ancient.Runes.Revealed
Sirius.Black:.Villain.or.Victim?
.Can.I.have.a.look.at.this?..Harry.asked.Luna.eagerly..
She.nodded,.still.gazing.at.Ron,.breathless.with.laughter..
Harry.opened.the.magazine.and.scanned.the.index..Until.this.moment.he.had.completely.forgotten.the.magazine.Kingsley.had.handed.Mr.Weasley.to.give.to.Sirius,.but.it.must.have.been.this.edition.of.The.Quibbler..
He.found.the.page,.and.turned.excitedly.to.the.article..
This,.too,.was.illustrated.by.a.rather.bad.cartoon;.in.fact,.Harry.would.not.have.known.it.was.supposed.to.be.Sirius.if.it.hadn.t.been.captioned..Sirius.was.standing.on.a.pile.of.human.bones.with.his.wand.out..The.headline.on.the.article.said:.