.they.greeted.them.gleefully,.laughing.at.the.bowler.hat.Mad‐Eye.was.wearing.at.an.angle.to.conceal.his.magical.eye.and.assuring.him,.truthfully,.that.Tonks,
.whose.hair.was.short.and.bright.pink.again,.would.attract.far.less.attention.on.the.Underground..
Tonks.was.very.interested.in.Harry.s.vision.of.the.attack.on.Mr.Weasley,
.something.Harry.was.not.remotely.interested.in.discussing..
There.isn.t.any.Seer.blood.in.your.family,.is.there?..she.enquired.curiously,.as.they.sat.side.by.side.on.a.train.rattling.towards.the.heart.of.the.city..
.No,..said.Harry,.thinking.of.Professor.Trelawney.and.feeling.insulted..
.No,..said.Tonks.musingly,..no,.I.suppose.it.s.not.really.prophecy.you.re.doing,.is.it?.I.mean,.you.re.not.seeing.the.future,.you.re.seeing.the.present….it.s.odd,.isn.t.it?.Useful,.though…..
Harry.didn.t.answer;.fortunately,.they.got.out.at.the.next.stop,.a.station.in.the.very.heart.of.London,.and.in.the.bustle.of.leaving.the.train.he.was.able.to.allow.
Fred.and.George.to.get.between.himself.and.Tonks,.who.was.leading.the.way.
.They.all.followed.her.up.the.escalator,.Moody.clunking.along.at.the.back.of.the.group,.his.bowler.tilted.low.and.one.gnarled.hand.stuck.in.between.the.buttons.of.his.coat,.clutching.his.wand..Harry.thought.he.sensed.the.concealed.eye.staring.hard.at.him..Trying.to.avoid.any.more.questions.about.his.dream,.he.asked.Mad‐Eye.where.St.Mungo.s.was.hidden..
.Not.far.from.here,..grunted.Moody.as.they.stepped.out.into.the.wintry.air.on.a.broad.store‐lined.street.packed.with.Christmas.shoppers..He.pushed.Harry.a.little.ahead.of.him.and.stumped.along.just.behind;.Harry.knew.the.eye.was.rolling.in.all.directions.under.the.tilted.hat...Wasn.t.easy.to.find.a.good.location.for.a.hospital..Nowhere.in.Diagon.Alley.was.big.enough.and.we.couldn.t.have.it.underground.like.the.Ministry.‐.wouldn.t.be.healthy..In.the.end.they.managed.to.get.hold.of.a.building.up.here..Theory.was,.sick.wizards.could.come.and.go.and.just.blend.in.with.the.crowd...
He.seized.Harry.s.shoulder.to.prevent.them.being.separated.by.a.gaggle.of.shoppers.plainly.intent.on.nothing.but.making.it.into.a.nearby.shop.fll.of.electrical.gadgets..
.Here.we.go,..said.Moody.a.moment.later..
They.had.arrived.outside.a.large,.old‐fashioned,.red‐brick.department.store.called.Purge.6z.Dowse.Ltd..The.place.had.a.shabby,.miserable.air;.the.window.displays.consisted.of.a.few.chipped.dummies.with.their.wigs.askew,.standing.at.random.and.modelling.fashions.at.least.ten.years.out.of.date..Large.signs.on.all.the.dusty.doors.read:..Closed.for.Refurbishment...Harry.distinctly.heard.a.large.woman.laden.with.plastic.shopping.bags.say.to.her.friend.as.they.passed,..It.s.never.open,.that.place…..
.Right,..said.Tonks,.beckoning.them.towards.a.window.displaying.nothing.but.a.particularly.ugly.female.dummy..Its.false.eyelashes.were.hanging.off.and.it.was.modelling.a.green.nylon.pinafore.dress...Everybody.ready?..
They.nodded,.clustering.around.her..Moody.gave.Harry.another.shove.between.the.shoulder.blades.to.urge.him.forward.and.Tonks.leaned.close.to.the.glass,