Harry.heard.a.scuffle.over.by.the.door.and.knew.that.Hermione.had.also.just.had.her.wand.wrested.from.her..
.1.want.to.know.why.you.are.in.my.office,..said.Umbridge,.shaking.the.fist.clutching.his.hair.so.that.he.staggered..
.I.was.‐.trying.to.get.my.Firebolt!..Harry.croaked..
.Liar...She.shook.his.head.again...Your.Firebolt.is.under.strict.guard.in.the.dungeons,.as.you.very.well.know,.Potter..You.had.your.head.in.my.fire..With.whom.have.you.been.communicating?..
.No.one.‐..said.Harry,.trying.to.pull.away.from.her..He.felt.several.hairs.part.company.with.his.scalp..
.Liar!..shouted.Umbridge..She.threw.him.from.her.and.he.slammed.into.the.desk.
.Now.he.could.see.Hermione.pinioned.against.the.wall.by.Millicent.Bulstrode.
.Malfoy.was.leaning.on.the.windowsill,.smirking.as.he.threw.Harry.s.wand.into.the.air.one‐handed.and.caught.it.again..
There.was.a.commotion.outside.and.several.large.Slytherins.entered,.each.gripping.Ron,.Ginny,.Luna.and.‐.to.Harry.s.bewilderment.‐.Neville,.who.was.trapped.in.a.stranglehold.by.Crabbe.and.looked.in.imminent.danger.of.suffocation..All.four.of.them.had.been.gagged..
.Got..em.all,..said.Warrington,.shoving.Ron.roughly.forwards.into.the.room..That.one,..he.poked.a.thick.finger.at.Neville,..tried.to.stop.me.taking.her,..he.pointed.at.Ginny,.who.was.trying.to.kick.the.shins.of.the.large.Slytherin.girl.holding.her,
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.so.I.brought.him.along.too...
.Good,.good,..said.Umbridge,.watching.Ginny.s.struggles...Well,.it.looks.as.though.Hogwarts.will.shortly.be.a.Weasley‐free.zone,.doesn.t.it?..
Malfoy.laughed.loudly.and.sycophantically..Umbridge.gave.her.wide,
.complacent.smile.and.settled.herself.into.a.chintz‐covered.armchair,.blinking.up.at.her.captives.like.a.toad.in.a.flowerbed..
.So,.Potter,..she.said...You.stationed.lookouts.around.my.office.and.you.sent.this.buffoon,..she.nodded.at.Ron.—.Malfoy.laughed.even.louder.‐..to.tell.me.the.poltergeist.was.wreaking.havoc.in.the.Transfiguration.department.when.I.knew.perfectly.well.that.he.was.busy.smering.ink.on.the.eyepieces.of.all.the.school.telescopes.‐Mr.Filch.having.just.informed.me.so..
.Clearly,.it.was.very.important.for.you.to.talk.to.somebody..Was.it.Albus.Dumbledore?.Or.the.half‐breed,.Hagrid?.I.doubt.it.was.Minerva.McGonagall,.I.hear.she.is.still.too.ill.to.talk.to.anyone...
Malfoy.and.a.few.of.the.other.members.of.the.Inquisitorial.Squad.laughed.some.more.at.that..Harry.found.he.was.so.full.of.rage.and.hatred.he.was.shaking..
.It.s.none.of.your.business.who.I.talk.to,..he.snarled..
Umbridge.s.slack.face.seemed.to.tighten..
.Very.well,..she.said.in.her.most.dangerous.and.falsely.sweet.voice...Very.well,
.Mr.Potter….I.offered.you.the.chance.to.tell.me.freely..You.refused..I.have.no.alternative.but.to.force.you..Draco.
‐.fetch.Professor.Snape...
Malfoy.stowed.Harry.s.wand.inside.his.robes.and.left.the.room.smirking,.but.Harry.hardly.noticed..He.had.just.realised.something;.he.could.not.believe.he.had.been.so.stupid.as.to.forget.it..He.had.thought.that.all.the.members.of.the.Order,.all.those.who.could.help.him.save.Sirius,.were.gone.‐.but.he.had.been.wrong..There.was.still.a.member.of.the.Order.of.the.Phoenix.at.Hogwarts.