.It.s.him!..she.said.jubilantly.at.the.sight.of.Harry.on.the.floor...Excellent,.Draco,
.excellent,.oh,.very.good.‐.fifty.points.to.Slytherin!.I.ll.take.him.from.here….stand.up,.Potter!..
Harry.got.to.his.feet,.glaring.at.the.pair.of.them..He.had.never.seen.Umbridge.looking.so.happy..She.seized.his.arm.in.a.vice‐like.grip.and.turned,.beaming.broadly,.to.Malfoy..
.You.hop.along.and.see.if.you.can.round.up.any.more.of.them,.Draco,..she.said.
.Tell.the.others.to.look.in.the.library.‐.anybody.out.of.breath.‐.check.the.bathrooms,.Miss.Parkinson.can.do.the.girls..ones.‐.off.you.go.‐.and.you,..she.added.in.her.softest,.most.dangerous.voice,.as.Malfoy.walked.away,..you.can.come.with.me.to.the.Headmasters.office,.Potter...
They.were.at.the.stone.gargoyle.within.minutes..Harry.wondered.how.many.of.the.others.had.been.caught..He.thought.of.Ron.‐.Mrs.Weasley.would.kill.him.‐
.and.of.how.Hermione.would.feel.if.she.was.expelled.before.she.could.take.her.OWLs..And.it.had.been.Seamus.s.very.first.meeting….and.Neville.had.been.getting.so.good….
.Fizzing.Whizzbee,..sang.Umbridge;.the.stone.gargoyle.jumped.aside,.the.wall.behind.split.open,.and.they.ascended.the.moving.stone.staircase..They.reached.the.polished.door.with.the.griffin.knocker,.but.Umbridge.did.not.bother.to.knock,.she.strode.straight.inside,.still.holding.tight.to.Harry..
The.office.was.full.of.people..Dumbledore.was.sitting.behind.his.desk,.his.expression.serene,.the.tips.of.his.long.fingers.together..Professor.McGonagall.stood.rigidly.beside.him,.her.face.extremely.tense..Cornelius.Fudge,.Minister.for.Magic,.was.rocking.backwards.and.forwards.on.his.toes.beside.the.fire,
.apparently.immensely.pleased.with.the.situation;.Kmgsley.Shacklebolt.and.a.tough‐looking.wizard.with.very.short.wiry.hair.whom.Harry.did.not.recognise,.
were.positioned.either.side.of.the.door.like.guards,.and.the.freckled,
.bespectacled.form.of.Percy.Weasley.hovered.excitedly.beside.the.wall,.a.quill.and.a.heavy.scroll.of.parchment.in.his.hands,.apparently.poised.to.take.notes..
The.portraits.of.old.headmasters.and.headmistresses.were.not.shamming.sleep.tonight..All.of.them.were.alert.and.serious,.watching.what.was.happening.below.them..As.Harry.entered,.a.few.flitted.into.neighbouring.frames.and.whispered.urgently.into.their.neighbour.s.ear..
Harry.pulled.himself.free.of.Umbridge.s.grasp.as.the.door.swung.shut.behind.them..Cornelius.Fudge.was.glaring.at.him.with.a.kind.of.vicious.satisfaction.on.his.face..
.Well,..he.said...Well,.well,.well…..
Harry.replied.with.the.dirtiest.look.he.could.muster..His.heart.drummed.madly.inside.him,.but.his.brain.was.oddly.cool.and.clear..
.He.was.heading.back.to.Gryffindor.Tower,..said.Umbridge..There.was.an.indecent.excitement.in.her.voice,.the.same.callous.pleasure.Harry.had.heard.as.she.watched.Professor.Trelawney.dissolving.with.misery.in.the.Entrance.Hall.
.The.Malfoy.boy.cornered.him...
.Did.he,.did.he?..said.Fudge.appreciatively...I.must.remember.to.tell.Lucius..Well,
.Potter….I.expect.you.know.why.you.are.here?..