GALLONS.OF.GALLEONS...Pocket.money.failing.to.keep.pace.with.your.outgoings?.
Like.to.earn.a.little.extra.gold?.Contact.Fred.and.George.Weasley,.Gryffindor.common.room,
for.simple,.part‐time,.virtually.painless.jobs..(We.regret.that.all.work.is.undertaken.at.applicant.s.own.risk.)
They.are.the.limit,..said.Hermione.grimly,.taking.down.the.sign,.which.Fred.and.George.had.pinned.up.over.a.poster.giving.the.
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date.of.the.first.Hogsmeade.weekend,.which.was.to.be.in.October...We.ll.have.to.talk.to.them,.Ron...
Ron.looked.positively.alarmed..
.Why?..
.Because.we.re.prefects!..said.Hermione,.as.they.climbed.out.through.the.portrait.hole...It.s.up.to.us.to.stop.this.kind.of.thing!..
That.s.quite.all.right,..said.Hermione.with.dignity..Then.she.shook.her.head.
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.Don.t.you.remember.what.Dumbledore.said.at.the.last.end‐of‐term.feast?..
.About.You‐Know‐Who..He.said.his..gift.for.spreading.discord.and.enmity.is.very.great..We.can.fight.it.only.by.showing.an.equally.strong.bond.of.friendship.and.trust.—...
.How.do.you.remember.stuff.like.that?..asked.Ron,.looking.at.her.in.admiration..
.I.listen,.Ron,..said.Hermione,.with.a.touch.of.asperity..
.So.do.I,.but.I.still.couldn.t.tell.you.exactly.what.‐..
Ron.said.nothing;.Harry.could.tell.from.his.glum.expression.that.the.prospect.of.stopping.Fred.and.George.doing.exactly.what.they.liked.was.not.ne.he.found.inviting..
.Anyway,.what.s.up,.Harry?..Hermione.continued,.as.they.walked.down.a.flight.of.stairs.lined.with.portraits.of.old.witches.and.wizards,.all.of.whom.ignored.them,.being.engrossed.in.their.own.conversation...You.look.really.angry.about.something...
.Seamus.reckons.Harry.s.lying.about.You‐Know‐Who,..said.Ron.succinctly,.when.Harry.did.not.respond..
Hermione,.who.Harry.had.expected.to.react.angrily.on.his.behalf,.sighed..
.Yes,.Lavender.thinks.so.too,..she.said.gloomily..
.Been.having.a.nice.little.chat.with.her.about.whether.or.not.I.m.a.lying,
.attention‐seeking.prat,.have.you?..Harry.said.loudly..
.No,..said.Hermione.calmly...I.told.her.to.keep.her.big.fat.mouth.shut.about.you,
.actually..And.it.would.be.quite.nice.if.you.stopped.jumping.down.our.throats,
.Harry,.because.in.case.you.haven.t.noticed,.Ron.and.I.are.on.your.side...
There.was.a.short.pause..
.Sorry,..said.Harry.in.a.low.voice..
The.point,..Hermione.pressed.on.loudly,..is.that.this.sort.of.thing.is.exactly.what.Dumbledore.was.talking.about..You‐Know‐Who.s.only.been.back.two.months.and.we.ve.already.started.fighting.among.ourselves..And.the.Sorting.Hats.warning.was.the.same:.stand.together,.be.united.—..
.And.Harry.got.it.right.last.night,..retorted.Ron...If.that.means.we.re.supposed.to.get.matey.with.the.Slytherins.‐fat.chance...
.Well,.I.think.it.s.a.pity.we.re.not.trying.for.a.bit.of.inter‐house.unity,..said.Hermione.crossly..
They.had.reached.the.foot.of.the.marble.staircase..A.line.of.fourth‐year.Ravenclaws.was.crossing.the.Entrance.Hall;.they.caught.sight.of.Harry.and.hurried.to.form.a.tighter.group,.as.though.frightened.he.might.attack.stragglers..