.but.nice.Bludger.from.Fred.Weasley,.I.mean,.George.Weasley,.oh,.who.cares,.one.of.them,.anyway,.and.Warrington.drops.the.Quaffle.and.Katie.Bell.—.er.‐.drops.it,.too.‐.so.that.s.Montague.with.the.Quaffle,.Slytherin.Captain.Montague.takes.the.Quaffle.and.he.s.off.up.the.pitch,.come.on.now,.Gryffindor,.block.him!..
Harry.zoomed.around.the.end.of.the.stadium.behind.the.Slytherin.goalhoops,
.willing.himself.not.to.look.at.what.was.going.on.at.Ron.s.end..As.he.sped.past.the.Slytherin.Keeper,.he.heard.Bletchley.singing.along.with.the.crowd.below:.
.WEASLEY.CANNOT.SAVE.A.TH7NG…..
.‐.and.Pucey.s.dodged.Alicia.again.and.he.s.heading.straight.for.goal,.stop.it,
.Ron!..
Harry.did.not.have.to.look.to.see.what.had.happened:.there.was.a.terrible.groan.from.the.Gryffindor.end,.coupled.with.fresh.screams.and.applause.from.the.Slytherins..Looking.down,.Harry.saw.the.pug‐faced.Pansy.Parkinson.right.at.the.
front.of.the.stands,.her.back.to.the.pitch.as.she.conducted.the.Slytherin.supporters.who.were.roaring:.
THAT.S.WHY.SLYTHERINS.ALL.SING.WEASLEY.IS.OUR.KING...
But.twenty‐nil.was.nothing,.there.was.still.time.for.Gryffindor.to.catch.up.or.catch.the.Snitch..A.few.goals.and.they.would.be.in.the.lead.as.usual,.Harry.assured.himself,.bobbing.and.weaving.through.the.other.players.in.pursuit.of.something.shiny.that.turned.out.to.be.Montague.s.watchstrap..
But.Ron.let.in.two.more.goals..There.was.an.edge.of.panic.in.Harry.s.desire.to.find.the.Snitch.now..If.he.could.just.get.it.soon.and.finish.the.game.quickly..
.‐.and.Katie.Bell.of.Gryffindor.dodges.Pucey,.ducks.Montague,.nice.swerve,
.Katie,.and.she.throws.to.Johnson,.Angelina.Johnson.takes.the.Quaffle,.she.s.past.Warrington,.she.s.heading.for.goal,.come.on.now,.Angelina.‐.GRYFFINDOR.SCORE!.It.s.forty‐ten,.forty‐ten.to.Slytherin.and.Pucey.has.the.Quaffle.
Harry.could.hear.Luna.s.ludicrous.lion.hat.roaring.amidst.the.Gryffindor.cheers.and.felt.heartened;.only.thirty.points.in.it,.that.was.nothing,.they.could.pull.back.easily..Harry.ducked.a.Bludger.that.Crabbe.had.sent.rocketing.in.his.direction.and.resumed.his.frantic.scouring.of.the.pitch.for.the.Sitch,.keeping.one.eye.on.Malfoy.in.case.he.showed.signs.of.having.spotted.it,.but.Malfoy,.like.him,.was.continuing.to.soar.around.the.stadium,.searching.fruitlessly….
.—.Pucey.throws.to.Warrington,.Warrington.to.Montague,.Montague.back.to.Pucey.‐Johnson.intervenes,.Johnson.takes.the.
Quaffle,.Johnson.to.Bell,.this.looks.good.‐.I.mean.bad.‐.Bells.hit.by.a.Bludger.from.Goyle.of.Slytherin.and.it.s.Pucey.in.possession.
.WEASLEY.WAS.BORN.IN.A.BIN
HE.ALWAYS.LETS.THE.QUAFFLE.IN.‐>..
WEASLEY.WILL.MAKE.SURE.WE.WIN.
But.Harry.had.seen.it.at.last:.the.tiny.fluttering.Golden.Snitch.was.hovering.feet.from.the.ground.at.the.Slytherin.end.of.the.pitch..
He.dived….
In.a.matter.of.seconds,.Malfoy.was.streaking.out.of.the.sky.on.Harry.s.left,.a.green.and.silver.blur.lying.flat.on.his.broom….
The.Snitch.skirted.the.foot.of.one.of.the.goalhoops.and.scooted.off.towards.the.other.side.of.the.stands;.its.change.of.direction.suited.Malfoy,.who.was.nearer;