.Great,..said.Harry.distractedly;.if.he.did.not.tell.somebody.soon,.he.would.burst.
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.Listen,.Hermione,.I.was.just.up.in.Umbridge.s.office.and.she.touched.my.arm.
Hermione.listened.closely..When.Harry.had.(inished,.she.said.slowly..You.re.worried.You‐Know‐Who.s.controlling.her.like.he.controlled.Quirrell?..
.Well,..said.Harry,.dropping.his.voice,..it.s.a.possibility,.isn.t.it?..
.I.suppose.so,..said.Hermione,.though.she.sounded.unconvinced...But.I.don.t.think.he.can.be.possessing.her.the.way.he.possessed.Quirrell,.I.mean,.he.s.properly.alive.again.now,.isn.t.he,.he.s.got.his.own.body,.he.wouldn.t.need.to.share.someone.else.s..He.could.have.her.under.the.Imperius.Curse,.I.suppose…..
Harry.watched.Fred,.George.and.Lee.Jordan.juggling.empty.Butterbeer.bottles.for.a.moment..Then.Hermione.said,..But.last.year.your.scar.hurt.when.nobody.was.touching.you,.and.didn.t.Dumbledore.say.it.had.to.do.with.what.You‐
Know‐Who.was.feeling.at.the.time?.I.mean,.maybe.this.hasn.t.got.anything.to.do.with.
Umbridge.at.all,.maybe.it.s.just.coincidence.it.happened.while.you.were.with.her?..
.She.s.evil,..said.Harry.flatly..Twisted...
.She.s.horrible,.yes,.but….Harry,.I.think.you.ought.to.tell.Dumbledore.your.scar.hurt...
It.was.the.second.time.in.two.days.he.had.been.advised.to.go.to.Dumbledore.and.his.answer.to.Hermione.was.just.the.same.as.his.nswer.to.Ron..
.I.m.not.bothering.him.with.this..Like.you.just.said,.its.not.a.big.deal..It.s.been.hurting.on.and.off.all.summer.‐.it.was.just.a.bit.worse.tonight,.that.s.all.‐..
.Harry,.I.m.sure.Dumbledore.would.want.to.be.bothered.by.this.‐..
.Yeah,..said.Harry,.before.he.could.stop.himself,..that.s.the.only.bit.of.me.Dumbledore.cares.about,.isn.t.it,.my.scar?..
.Don.t.say.that,.it.s.not.true!..
.I.think.I.ll.write.and.tell.Sirius.about.it,.see.what.he.thinks.‐..
.Harry,.you.can.t.put.something.like.that.in.a.letter!..said.Hermione,.looking.alarmed...Don.t.you.remember,.Moody.told.us.to.be.careful.what.we.put.in.writing!.We.just.can.t.guarantee.owls.aren.t.being.intercepted.any.more!..
.All.right,.all.right,.I.won.t.tell.him,.then!..said.Harry.irritably..He.got.to.his.feet.
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.I.m.going.to.bed..Tell.Ron.for.me,.will.you?..
.Oh.no,..said.Hermione,.looking.relieved,..if.you.re.going.that.means.I.can.go.too,
.without.being.rude..I.m.absolutely.exhausted.and.I.want.to.make.some.more.hats.tomorrow..Listen,.you.can.help.me.if.you.like,.it.s.quite.fun,.I.m.getting.better,.I.can.do.patterns.and.bobbles.and.all.sorts.of.things.now...
Harry.looked.into.her.face,.which.was.shining.with.glee,.and.tried.to.look.as.though.he.was.vaguely.tempted.by.this.offer..
.Er….no,.I.don.t.think.I.will,.thanks,..he.said...Er‐.not.tomorrow..I.ve.got.loads.of.homework.to.do…..
And.he.traipsed.off.to.the.boys..stairs,.leaving.her.looking.slightly.disappointed..
—.CHAPTER.FOURTEEN.—.
Percy.and.Padfoot
Harry.was.first.to.wake.up.in.his.dormitory.next.morning..He.lay.for.a.moment.watching.dust.swirl.in.the.ray.of.sunlight.coming.through.the.gap.in.his.four‐