Harry.stuck.his.head.out.of.the.door.and.looked.around.cautiously..The.baby‐
headed.Death.Eater.was.screaming.and.banging.into.things,.toppling.grandfather.clocks.and.overturning.desks,.bawling.and.confused,.while.the.glass‐fronted.cabinet.that.Harry.now.suspected.had.contained.Time‐Turners.continued.to.fall,.shatter.and.repair.itself.on.the.wall.behind.them..
.He.s.never.going.to.notice.us,..he.whispered...C.mon….keep.close.behind.me…..
They.crept.out.of.the.office.and.back.towards.the.door.into.the.black.hallway,
.which.now.seemed.completely.deserted..They.walked.a.few.steps.forwards,
.Neville.tottering.slightly.due.to.Hermione.s.weight;.the.door.of.the.Time.Room.swung.shut.behind.them.and.the.walls.began.to.rotate.once.more..The.recent.blow.on.the.back.of.Harrys.head.seemed.to.have.unsteadied.him;.he.narrowed.his.eyes,.swaying.slightly,.until.the.walls.stopped.moving.again..With.a.sinking.heart,.Harry.saw.that.Hermione.s.fiery.crosses.had.faded.from.the.doors..
.So.which.way.d.you.reck—?..
But.before.they.could.make.a.decision.as.to.which.way.to.try,.a.door.to.their.right.sprang.open.and.three.people.fell.out.of.it..
.Ron!..croaked.Harry,.dashing.towards.them...Ginny.‐.are.you.all.‐?..
.Harry,..said.Ron,.giggling.weakly,.lurching.forwards,.seizing.the.front.of.Harry.s.robes.and.gazing.at.him.with.unfocused.eyes,..there.you.are….ha.ha.ha….you.look.funny,.Harry….you.re.all.messed.up…..
Ron.s.face.was.very.white.and.something.dark.was.trickling.from.the.corner.of.his.mouth..Next.moment.his.knees.had.given.way,.but.he.still.clutched.the.front.of.Harry.s.robes,.so.that.Harry.was.pulled.into.a.kind.of.bow..
.Ginny?..Harry.said.fearfully...What.happened?..
But.Ginny.shook.her.head.and.slid.down.the.wall.into.a.sitting.position,.panting.and.holding.her.ankle..
.I.think.her.ankle.s.broken,.I.heard.something.crack,..whispered.Luna,.who.was.bending.over.her.and.who.alone.seemed.to.be.unhurt...Four.of.them.chased.us.into.a.dark.room.full.of.planets;.it.was.a.very.odd.place,.some.of.the.time.we.were.just.floating.in.the.dark.‐..
.Harry,.we.saw.Uranus.up.close!..said.Ron,.still.giggling.feebly...Get.it,.Harry?
.We.saw.Uranus.‐.ha.ha.ha.‐..
A.bubble.of.blood.grew.at.the.corner.of.Ron.s.mouth.and.burst..
.‐.anyway,.one.of.them.grabbed.Ginny.s.foot,.I.used.the.Reductor.Curse.and.blew.up.Pluto.in.his.face,.but…..
Luna.gestured.hopelessly.at.Ginny,.who.was.breathing.in.a.very.shallow.way,
.her.eyes.still.closed..
.And.what.about.Ron?..said.Harry.fearfully,.as.Ron.continued.to.giggle,.still.hanging.off.the.front.of.Harry.s.robes..
.I.don.t.know.what.they.hit.him.with,..said.Luna.sadly,..but.he.s.gone.a.bit.funny,
.I.could.hardly.get.him.along.at.all...
.Harry,..said.Ron,.pulling.Harry.s.ear.down.to.his.mouth.and.still.giggling.weakly,..you.know.who.this.girl.is,.Harry?.She.s.Loony….Loony.Lovegood….ha.ha.ha.
.We.ve.got.to.get.out.of.here,..said.Harry.firmly...Luna,.can.you.help.Ginny?..
.Yes,..said.Luna,.sticking.her.wand.behind.her.ear.for.safekeeping,.then.putting.an.arm.around.Ginnys.waist.and.pulling.her.up..