.I.dunno,.there.could.be.loads.of.reasons!..Harry.yelled.at.her...Maybe.Sirius.is.just.someone.Voldemort.doesn.t.care.about.seeing.hurt.‐..
.You.know.what,.I.ve.just.thought.of.something,..said.Ron.in.a.hushed.voice.
.
.Sirius.s.brother.was.a.Death.Eater,.wasn.t.he?.Maybe.he.told.Sirius.the.secret.of.how.to.get.the.weapon!..
.Yeah.‐.and.that.s.why.Dumbledore.s.been.so.keen.to.keep.Sirius.locked.up.all.the.time!..said.Harry..
.Look,.I.m.sorry,..cried.Hermione,..but.neither.of.you.is.making.sense,.and.we.ve.got.no.proof.for.any.of.this,.no.proof.Voldemort.and.Sirius.are.even.there.‐..
.Hermione,.Harrys.seen.them!..said.Ron,.rounding.on.her..
.OK,..she.said,.looking.frightened.yet.determined,..I.ve.just.got.to.say.this.‐..
.What?..
.You….this.isn.t.a.criticism,.Harry!.But.you.do….sort.of….I.mean.‐.don.t.you.think.you.ve.got.a.bit.of.a.‐.a.‐.saving‐people.thing!..she.said..
He.glared.at.her..
.And.what.s.that.supposed.to.mean,.a..saving‐people.thing.?..
.Well….you…..she.looked.more.apprehensive.than.ever...I.mean….last.year,.for.instance….in.the.lake….during.the.Tournament….you.shouldn.t.have….I.mean,
.you.didn.t.need.to.save.that.little.Delacour.girl….you.got.a.bit….carried.away…..
A.wave.of.hot,.prickly.anger.swept.through.Harrys.body;.how.could.she.remind.him.of.that.blunder.now?.
.1.mean,.it.was.really.great.of.you.and.everything,..said.Hermione.quickly,
.looking.positively.petrified.at.the.look.on.Harrys.face,..everyone.thought.it.was.a.wonderful.thing.to.do.‐..
That.s.funny,..said.Harry.through.gritted.teeth,..because.I.definitely.remember.Ron.saying.I.d.wasted.time.acting.the.hero.….is.that.what.you.think.this.is?.You.reckon.1.want.to.act.the.hero.again?..
.No,.no,.no!..said.Hermione,.looking.aghast..That.s.not.what.I.mean.at.all!..
.Well,.spit.out.what.you.ve.got.to.say,.because.we.re.wasting.time.here!..Harry.shouted..
.I.m.trying.to.say.‐.Voldemort.knows.you,.Harry!.He.took.Ginny.down.into.the.Chamber.of.Secrets.to.lure.you.there,.it.s.the.kind.of.thing.he.does,.he.knows.you.re.the.‐.the.sort.of.person.who.d.go.to.Sirius.s.aid!.What.if.he.s.just.trying.to.get.you.into.the.Department.of.Myst—?..
.Hermione,.it.doesn.t.matter.if.he.s.done.it.to.get.me.there.or.not.‐.they.ve.taken.McGonagall.to.St.Mungo.s,.there.isn.t.anyone.from.the.Order.left.at.Hogwarts.who.we.can.tell,.and.if.we.don.t.go,.Sirius.is.dead!..
.But.Harry.‐.what.if.your.dream.was.‐.was.just.that,.a.dream?..
Harry.let.out.a.roar.of.frustration..Hermione.actually.stepped.back.from.him,
.looking.alarmed..
.You.don.t.get.it!..Harry.shouted.at.her,..I.m.not.having.nightmares,.I.m.not.just.dreaming!.What.d.you.think.all.the.Occlumency.was.for,.why.d.you.think.Dumbledore.wanted.me.prevented.from.seeing.these.things?.Because.they.re.REAL,.Hermione.‐.Sirius.is.trapped,.I.ve.seen.him..Voldemort.s.got.him,.and.no.one.else.knows,.and.that.means.we.re.the.only.ones.who.can.save.him,.and.if.you.don.t.want.to.do.it,.fine,.but.I.m.going,.understand?.And.if.I.remember.rightly,.you.didn.t.have.a.problem.with.my.saving‐people.thing.when.it.was.you.I.was.saving.from.the.Dementors,.or.‐..he.rounded.on.Ron..‐.when.it.was.your.sister.I.was.saving.from.the.Basilisk.‐..