Dolohov.drew.back.his.wand.to.make.the.same.slashing.movement.he.had.used.on.Harry.and.Hermione..Springing.up,.Harry.yelled,..Petrificus.Totalus!..Once.again,.Dolohov.s.arms.and.legs.snapped.together.and.he.keeled.over.backwards,
.landing.with.a.crash.on.his.back..
.Nice.one!..shouted.Sirius,.forcing.Harry.s.head.down.as.a.pair.of.Stunning.Spells.flew.towards.them...Now.I.want.you.to.get.out.of‐..
They.both.ducked.again;.a.jet.of.green.light.had.narrowly.missed.Sirius..Across.the.room.Harry.saw.Tonks.fall.from.halfway.up.the.stone.steps,.her.limp.form.toppling.from.stone.seat.to.stone.seat.and.Bellatrix,.triumphant,.running.back.towards.the.fray..
.Harry,.take.the.prophecy,.grab.Neville.and.run!..Sirius.yelled,.dashing.to.meet.Bellatrix..Harry.did.not.see.what.happened.next:.Kingsley.swayed.across.his.field.of.vision,.battling.with.the.pockmarked.and.no.longer.masked.Rookwood;.
another.jet.of.green.light.flew.over.Harry.s.head.as.he.launched.himself.towards.Neville.‐.
.Can.you.stand?..he.bellowed.in.Neville.s.ear,.as.Neville.s.legs.jerked.and.twitched.uncontrollably...Put.your.arm.round.my.neck.‐..
Neville.did.so.‐.Harry.heaved.—.Neville.s.legs.were.still.flying.in.every.direction,.they.would.not.support.him,.and.then,.out.of.nowhere,.a.man.lunged.at.them:.both.fell.backwards,.Neville.s.legs.waving.wildly.like.an.overturned.beetle.s,.Harry.with.his.left.arm.held.up.in.the.air.to.try.to.save.the.small.glass.ball.from.being.smashed..
The.prophecy,.give.me.the.prophecy,.Potter!..snarled.Lucius.Malfoy.s.voice.in.his.ear,.and.Harry.felt.the.tip.of.Malfoy.s.wand.pressing.hard.between.his.ribs..
.No.‐.get.‐.off.‐.me….Neville.‐.catch.it!..
Harry.flung.the.prophecy.across.the.floor,.Neville.span.himself.around.on.his.back.and.scooped.the.ball.to.his.chest..Malfoy.pointed.the.wand.instead.at.Neville,.but.Harry.jabbed.his.own.wand.back.over.his.shoulder.and.yelled,
.
.Impedimenta!..
Malfoy.was.blasted.off.his.back..As.Harry.scrambled.up.again.he.looked.around.and.saw.Malfoy.smash.into.the.dais.on.which.Sirius.and.Bellatrix.were.now.duellin..Malfoy.aimed.his.wand.at.Harry.and.Neville.again,.but.before.he.could.draw.breath.to.strike,.Lupin.had.jumped.between.them..
.Harry,.round.up.the.others.and.GO!..
Harry.seized.Neville.by.the.shoulder.of.his.robes.and.lifted.him.bodily.on.to.the.first.tier.of.stone.steps;.Neville.s.legs.twitched.and.jerked.and.would.not.support.his.weight;.Harry.heaved.again.with.all.the.strength.he.possessed.and.they.climbed.another.step.‐.
A.spell.hit.the.stone.bench.at.Harrys.heel;.it.crumbled.away.and.he.fell.back.to.the.step.below..Neville.sank.to.the.ground,.his.legs.still.jerking.and.thrashing,
.and.he.thrust.the.prophecy.into.his.pocket..
.Come.on!..said.Harry.desperately,.hauling.at.Nevilles.robes...Just.try.and.push.with.your.legs.‐..
He.gave.another.stupendous.heave.and.Nevilles.robes.tore.all.along.the.left.seam.‐.the.small.spun‐glass.ball.dropped.from.his.pocket.and,.before.either.of.them.could.catch.it,.one.of.Neville.s.floundering.feet.kicked.it:.it.flew.some.ten.feet.to.their.right.and.smashed.on.the.step.beneath.them..As.both.of.them.stared.at.the.place.where.it.had.broken,.appalled.at.what.had.happened,.a.pearly‐white.figure.with.hugely.magnified.eyes.rose.into.the.air,.unnoticed.by.any.but.them..Harry.could.see.its.mouth.moving,.but.in.all.the.crashes.and.screams.and.yells.surrounding.them,.not.one.word.of.the.prophecy.could.he.hear..The.figure.stopped.speaking.and.dissolved.into.nothingness..