.Arthur.Weasley,.injured,.wife.and.children.and.Harry.Potter.coming.to.stay,.
.repeated.Phineas.in.a.bored.voice...Yes,.yes….very.well.
He.sloped.away.into.the.frame.of.the.portrait.and.disappeared.from.view.at.the.very.moment.the.study.door.opened.again..Fred,.George.and.Ginny.were.ushered.inside.by.Professor.McGonagall,.all.three.of.them.looking.dishevelled.and.shocked,.still.in.their.night.things..
.Harry.‐.what.s.going.on?..asked.Ginny,.who.looked.frightened...Professor.McGonagall.says.you.saw.Dad.get.hurt.‐..
.Your.father.has.been.injured.in.the.course.of.his.work.for.the.Order.of.the.Phoenix,..said.Dumbledore,.before.Harry.could.speak...He.has.been.taken.to.St.Mungo.s.Hospital.for.Magical.Maladies.and.Injuries..I.am.sending.you.back.to.Sirius.s.house,.which.is.much.more.convenient.for.the.hospital.than.The.Burrow.
.You.will.meet.your.mother.there...
.How.re.we.going?..asked.Fred,.looking.shaken..Tloo.powder?..
.No,..said.Dumbledore,.Tloo.powder.is.not.safe.at.the.moment,.the.Network.is.being.watched..You.will.be.taking.a.Portkey...He.indicated.the.old.kettle.lying.innocently.on.his.desk...We.are.just.waiting.for.Phineas.Nigellus.to.report.back…
.I.want.to.be.sure.that.the.coast.is.clear.before.sending.you.‐..
There.was.a.flash.of.flame.in.the.very.middle.of.the.office,.leaving.behind.a.single.golden.feather.that.floated.gently.to.the.floor..
.It.is.Fawkes.s.warning,..said.Dumbledore,.catching.the.feather.as.it.fell.
.
.Professor.Umbridge.must.know.you.re.out.of.your.beds….Minerva,.go.and.head.her.off.‐.tell.her.any.story.‐..
Professor.McGonagall.was.gone.in.a.swish.of.tartan..
.He.says.he.ll.be.delighted,..said.a.bored.voice.behind.Dumbledore;.the.wizard.called.Phineas.had.reappeared.in.front.of.his.Slytherin.banner...My.great‐great‐
grandson.has.always.had.an.odd.taste.in.house‐guests...
.Come.here,.then,..Dumbledore.said.to.Harry.and.the.Weasleys...And.quickly,
.before.anyone.else.joins.us...
Harry.and.the.others.gathered.around.Dumbledore.s.desk..
.You.have.all.used.a.Portkey.before?..asked.Dumbledore,.and.they.nodded,.each.reaching.out.to.touch.some.part.of.the.blackened.kettle...Good..On.the.count.of.three,.then….one….two…..
It.happened.in.a.fraction.of.a.second:.in.the.infinitesimal.pause.before.Dumbledore.said..three.,.Harry.looked.up.at.him.‐.they.were.very.close.together.‐.and.Dumbledore.s.clear.blue.gaze.moved.from.the.Portkey.to.Harry.s.face..
At.once,.Harry.s.scar.burned.white‐hot,.as.though.the.old.wound.had.burst.open.again.‐.and.unbidden,.unwanted,.but.terrifyingly.strong,.there.rose.within.Harry.a.hatred.so.powerful.he.felt,.for.that.instant,.he.would.like.nothing.better.than.to.strike.‐.to.bite.‐.to.sink.his.fangs.into.the.man.before.him.—.
.….three...
Harry.felt.a.powerful.jerk.behind.his.navel,.the.ground.vanished.from.beneath.his.feet,.his.hand.was.glued.to.the.kettle;.he.was.banging.into.the.others.as.they.all.sped.forwards.in.a.swirl.of.colours.and.a.rush.of.wind,.the.kettle.pulling.them.onwards….until.his.feet.hit.the.ground.so.hard.his.knees.buckled,.the.kettle.clattered.to.the.ground,.and.somewhere.close.at.hand.a.voice.said:.