She.aimed.a.curse.over.her.shoulder..The.tank.rose.into.the.air.
and.tipped..Harry.was.deluged.in.the.foul‐smelling.potion.within:.the.brains.slipped.and.slid.over.him.and.began.spinning.their.long.coloured.tentacles,.but.he.shouted,.`Wingardium.Leviosa!..and.they.flew.off.him.up.into.the.air.
.Slipping.and.sliding,.he.ran.on.towards.the.door;.he.leapt.over.Luna,.who.was.groaning.on.the.floor,.past.Ginny,.who.said,.`Harry.‐.what.‐?.,.past.Ron,.who.giggled.feebly,.and.Hermione,.who.was.still.unconscious..He.wrenched.open.the.door.into.the.circular.black.hall.and.saw.Bellatrix.disappearing.through.a.door.on.the.other.side.of.the.oom;.beyond.her.was.the.corridor.leading.back.to.the.lifts..
He.ran,.but.she.had.slammed.the.door.behind.her.and.the.walls.were.already.rotating..Once.more,.he.was.surrounded.by.streaks.of.blue.light.from.the.whirling.candelabra..
`Where.s.the.exit?..he.shouted.desperately,.as.the.wall.rumbled.to.a.halt.again.
.`Where.s.the.way.out?..
The.room.seemed.to.have.been.waiting.for.him.to.ask..The.door.right.behind.him.flew.open.and.the.corridor.towards.the.lifts.stretched.ahead.of.him,.torch‐lit.and.empty..He.ran.….
He.could.hear.a.lift.clattering.ahead;.he.sprinted.up.the.passageway,.swung.around.the.corner.and.slammed.his.fist.on.to.the.button.to.call.a.second.lift..It.jangled.and.banged.lower.and.lower;.the.grilles.slid.open.and.Harry.dashed.inside,.now.hammering.the.button.marked.`Atrium...The.doors.slid.shut.and.he.was.rising.….
He.forced.his.way.out.of.the.lift.before.the.grilles.were.fully.open.and.looked.around..Bellatrix.was.almost.at.the.telephone.lift.at.the.other.end.of.the.hall,.but.she.looked.back.as.he.sprinted.towards.her.and.aimed.another.spell.at.him..He.dodged.behind.the.Fountain.of.Magical.Brethren:.the.spell.zoomed.past.him.and.hit.the.wroughtgold.gates.at.the.other.end.of.the.Atrium.so.that.they.rang.like.bells..There.were.no.more.footsteps..She.had.stopped.running..He.crouched.behind.the.statues,.listening..
`Come.out,.come.out,.little.Harry!..she.called.in.her.mock.baby.voice,.which.echoed.off.the.polished.wooden.floors..`What.did.you.come.after.me.for,.then?.I.thought.you.were.here.to.avenge.my.dear.cousin!..
`I.am!..shouted.Harry,.and.a.score.of.ghostly.Harrys.seemed.to.chorus.I.am!.I.am!
.I.am!.all.around.the.room.
`Aaaaaah.….did.you.love.him,.little.baby.Potter?..
Hatred.rose.in.Harry.such.as.he.had.never.known.before;.he.flung.himself.out.from.behind.the.fountain.and.bellowed,.`Crucio!..
Bellatrix.screamed:.the.spell.had.knocked.her.off.her.feet,.but.she.did.not.writhe.and.shriek.with.pain.as.Neville.had.‐.she.was.already.back.on.her.feet,
.breathless,.no.longer.laughing..Harry.dodged.behind.the.golden.fountain.again.
.Her.counter‐spell.hit.the.head.of.the.handsome.wizard,.which.was.blown.off.and.landed.twenty.feet.away,.gouging.long.scratches.into.the.wooden.floor..
`Never.used.an.Unforgivable.Curse.before,.have.you,.boy?..she.yelled..She.had.abandoned.her.baby.voice.now..`You.need.to.mean.them,.Potter!.You.need.to.really.want.to.cause.pain.‐.to.enjoy.it.‐.righteous.anger.won.t.hurt.me.for.long.‐