.was.in.a.towering.temper..
.Did.you.see.him?..said.Ron,.looking.horrified...Did.you….get.a.vision,.or.something?..
Harry.sat.quite.still,.staring.at.his.feet,.allowing.his.mind.and.his.memory.to.relax.in.the.aftermath.of.the.pain..
A.confused.tangle.of.shapes,.a.howling.rush.of.voices….
.He.wants.something.done,.and.it.s.not.happening.fast.enough,..he.said..
Again,.he.felt.surprised.to.hear.the.words.coming.out.of.his.mouth,.and.yet.was.quite.certain.they.were.true..
.But….how.do.you.know?..said.Ron..
Harry.shook.his.head.and.covered.his.eyes.with.his.hands,.pressing.down.upon.them.with.his.palms..Little.stars.erupted.in.them..He.felt.Ron.sit.down.on.the.bench.beside.him.and.knew.Ron.was.staring.at.him..
.Is.this.what.it.was.about.last.time?..said.Ron.in.a.hushed.voice...When.your.scar.hurt.in.Umbridge.s.office?.You‐Know‐Who.was.angry?..
Harry.shook.his.head..
.What.is.it,.then?..
Harry.was.thinking.himself.back..He.had.been.looking.into.Umbridge.s.face…
.his.scar.had.hurt….and.he.had.had.that.odd.feeling.in.his.stomach….a.strange,.
leaping.feeling….a.happy.feeling….but.of.course,.he.had.not.recognised.it.for.what.it.was,.as.he.had.been.feeling.so.miserable.himself….
.Last.time,.it.was.because.he.was.pleased,..he.said...Really.pleased..He.thought…
.something.good.was.going.to.happen..And.the.night.before.we.came.back.to.Hogwarts…..he.thought.back.to.the.moment.when.his.scar.had.hurt.so.badly.in.his.and.Ron.s.bedroom.in.Grimmauld.Place…..he.was.furious.
He.looked.round.at.Ron,.who.was.gaping.at.him..
.You.could.take.over.from.Trelawney,.mate,..he.said.in.an.awed.voice..
.I.m.not.making.prophecies,..said.Harry..
.No,.you.know.what.you.re.doing?..Ron.said,.sounding.both.scared.and.impressed...Harry,.you.re.reading.You‐Know‐Who.s.mind!..
.No,..said.Harry,.shaking.his.head...It.s.more.like….his.mood,.I.suppose..I.m.just.getting.flashes.of.what.mood.he.s.in..Dumbledore.said.something.like.this.was.happening.last.year..He.said.that.when.Voldemort.was.near.me,.or.when.he.was.feeling.hatred,.I.could.tell..Well,.now.I.m.feeling.it.when.he.s.pleased,.too…..
There.was.a.pause..The.wind.and.rain.lashed.at.the.building..
.You.ve.got.to.tell.someone,..said.Ron..
.I.told.Sirius.last.time...
.Well,.tell.him.about.this.time!..
.Can.t,.can.I?..said.Harry.grimly...Umbridge.is.watching.the.owls.and.the.fires,
.remember?..
.Well.then,.Dumbledore...
.I.ve.just.told.you,.he.already.knows,..said.Harry.shortly,.getting.to.his.feet,
.taking.his.cloak.off.his.peg.and.swinging.it.around.him..There.s.no.point.telling.him.again...
Ron.did.up.the.fastening.of.his.own.cloak,.watching.Harry.thoughtfully..
.Dumbledore.d.want.to.know,..he.said..
Harry.shrugged..
.C.mon….we.ve.still.got.Silencing.Charms.to.practise...
They.hurried.back.through.the.dark.grounds,.sliding.and.stumbling.up.the.muddy.lawns,.not.talking..Harry.was.thinking.hard..What.was.it.that.Voldemort.wanted.done.that.was.not.happening.quickly.enough?.
.….he.s.got.other.plans….plans.he.can.put.into.operation.very.quietly.indeed….stuff.he.can.only.get.by.stealth….like.a.weapon..Something.he.didn.t.have.last.time...