.Potter,.use.your.common.sense,..snapped.Professor.McGonagall,.with.an.abrupt.return.to.her.usual.manner...You.know.where.she.comes.from,.you.must.know.to.whom.she.is.reporting...
The.bell.rang.for.the.end.of.the.lesson..Overhead.and.all.around.came.the.elephantine.sounds.of.hundreds.of.students.on.the.move..
.It.says.here.she.s.given.you.detention.every.evening.this.week,.starting.tomorrow,..Professor.McGonagall.said,.looking.down.at.Umbridge.s.note.again..
.Every.evening.this.week!..Harry.repeated,.horrified...But,.Professor,.couldn.t.you.‐?..
.No,.I.couldn.t,..said.Professor.McGonagall.flatly..
.But.‐..
.She.is.your.teacher.and.has.every.right.to.give.you.detention..You.will.go.to.her.room.at.five.o.clock.tomorrow.for.the.first.one..Just.remember:.tread.carefully.around.Dolores.Umbridge...
.But.1.was.telling.the.truth!..said.Harry,.outraged...Voldemort.is.back,.you.know.he.is;.Professor.Dumbledore.knows.he.is.‐..
.For.heaven.s.sake,.Potter!..said.Professor.McGonagall,.straightening.her.glasses.angrily.(she.had.winced.horribly.when.he.had.used.Voldemort.s.name)...Do.you.really.think.this.is.about.truth.or.lies?.It.s.about.keeping.your.head.down.and.your.temper.under.control!..
She.stood.up,.nostrils.wide.and.mouth.very.thin,.and.Harry.stood.up,.too..
.Have.another.biscuit,..she.said.irritably,.thrusting.the.tin.at.him..
.No,.thanks,..said.Harry.coldly..
.Don.t.be.ridiculous,..she.snapped...,..
He.took.one..
.Thanks,..he.said.grudgingly..
.Didn.t.you.listen.to.Dolores.Umbridge.s.speech.at.the.start‐of‐term.feast,.Potter?..
.Yeah,..said.Harry...Yeah….she.said….progress.will.be.prohibited.or….well,.it.meant.that….that.the.Ministry.of.Magic.is.trying.to.interfere.at.Hogwarts...
Professor.McGonagall.eyed.him.closely.for.a.moment,.then.sniffed,.walked.around.her.desk.and.held.open.the.door.for.him..
.Well,.I.m.glad.you.listen.to.Hermione.Granger.at.any.rate,..she.said,.pointing.him.out.of.her.office..
—.CHAPTER.THIRTEEN.—.
Dinner.in.the.Great.Hall.that.night.was.not.a.pleasant.experience.for.Harry..The.news.about.his.shouting.match.with.Umbridge.had.travelled.exceptionally.fast.even.by.Hogwarts..standards..He.heard.whispers.all.around.him.as.he.sat.eating.between.Ron.and.Hermione..The.funny.thing.was.that.none.of.the.whisperers.seemed.to.mind.him.overhearing.what.they.were.saying.about.him..On.the.contrary,.it.was.as.though.they.were.hoping.he.would.get.angry.and.start.shouting.again,.so.that.they.could.hear.his.story.first‐hand..
.He.says.he.saw.Cedric.Diggory.murdered…..
.He.reckons.he.duelled.with.You‐Know‐Who…..
.Come.off.it…..
.Who.does.he.think.he.s.kidding?..
Tur‐Zease…..
.What.I.don.t.get,..said.Harry.through.clenched.teeth,.laying.down.his.knife.and.fork.(his.hands.were.shaking.too.much.to.hold.them.steady),..is.why.they.all.believed.the.story.two.months.ago.when.Dumbledore.told.them…..
.The.thing.is,.Harry,.I.m.not.sure.they.did,..said.Hermione.grimly...Oh,.let.s.get.out.of.here...
She.slammed.down.her.own.knife.and.fork;.Ron.looked.longingly.at.his.half‐