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Talk about sour grapes;' said Angelina; casting Malfoy a disgusted look。
'… we couldn't fit in useless loser either … for his father; you know …'
Fred and George had realised what Malfoy was talking about。 Halfway through shaking Harry's hand; they stiffened; looking round at Malfoy。
'Leave it!' said Angelina at once; taking Fred by the arm。 'Leave it; Fred; let him yell; he's just sore he lost; the jumped…up little …'
'… but you like the Weasleys; don't you; Potter?' said Malfoy; sneering。 'Spend holidays there and everything; don't you? Can't see how you stand the stink; but I suppose when you've been dragged up by Muggles; even the Weasleys' hovel smells OK …'
Harry grabbed hold of George。 Meanwhile; it was taking the bined efforts of Angelina; Alicia and Katie to stop Fred leaping on Malfoy; who was laughing openly。 Harry looked around for
Madam Hooch; but she was still berating Crabbe for his illegal Sludger attack。
'Or perhaps;' said Malfoy; leering as he backed away; 'you can remember what your mother's house stank like; Potter; and Weasleys pigsty reminds you of it …'
Harry was not aware of releasing George; all he knew was that a second later both of them were sprinting towards Malfoy。 He had pletely forgotten that all the teachers were watching: all he wanted to do was cause Malfoy as much pain as possible; with no time to draw out his wand; he merely drew back the fist clutching the Snitch and sank it as hard as he could into Malfoys stomach …
'Harry! HARRY! GEORGE! NO!'
He could hear girls' voices screaming; Malfoy yelling; George swearing; a whistle blowing and the bellowing of the crowd around him; but he did not care。 Not until somebody in the vicinity yelled 'Impedimenta!' and he was knocked over backwards by the force of the spell; did he abandon the attempt to punch every inch of Malfoy he could reach。
'What do you think you're doing?' screamed Madam Hooch; as Harry leapt to his feet。 It seemed to have been her who had hit him with the Impediment Jinx; she was holding her whistle in one hand and a wand in the other; her broom lay abandoned several feet away。 Malfoy was curled up on the ground; whimpering and moaning; his nose bloody; George was sporting a swollen lip; Fred was still being forcibly restrained by the three Chasers; and Crabbe was cackling in the background。 'I've never seen behaviour like it … back up to the castle; both of you; and straight to your Head of House's office! Go! Now。''
Harry and George turned on their heels and marched off the pitch; both panting; neither saying a word to the other。 The howling and jeering of the crowd grew fainter and fainter until they reached the Entrance Hall; where they could hear nothing except the sound of their own footsteps。 Harry became aware that something was still struggling in his right hand; the knuckles of which he had bruised against Malfoy's jaw。 Looking down; he saw the Snitch's silver wings protruding from between his fingers; struggling for release。
They had barely reached the door of Professor McGonagall's office when she came marching along the corridor behind them。 She was wearing a Gryffindor scarf; but tore it from her throat with shaking hands as she strode towards them; looking livid。
'In!' she said furiously; pointing to the door。 Harry and George entered。 She strode around behind her desk and faced them; quivering with rage as she threw the Gryffindor scarf aside on to the floor。
'Well?' she said。 'I have never seen such a disgraceful exhibition。 Two on one! Explain yourselves!'
'Malfoy provoked us;' said Harry stiffly。
'Provoked you?' shouted Professor McGonagall; slamming a fist on to her desk so that her tartan tin slid sideways off it and burst open; littering the floor with Ginger Newts。 'He'd just lost; hadn't he? Of course he wanted to provoke you! But what on earth he can have said that justified what you two …'
'He insulted my parents;' snarled George。 'And Harry's mother。'
'But instead of leaving it to Madam Hooch to sort out; you two decided to give an exhibition of Muggle duelling; did you?' bellowed Professor McGonagall。 'Have you any idea what you've …?'
'Hem; hem。'
Harry and George both wheeled round。 Dolores Umbridge was standing in the doorway wrapped in a green tweed cloak that greatly enhanced her resemblance to a giant toad; and was smiling in the horrible; sickly; ominous way that Harry had e to associate with imminent misery。
'May I help; Professor McGonagall?' asked Professor Umbridge in her most poisonously sweet voice。
Blood rushed into Professor McGonagall's face。
'Help?' she repeated; in a constricted voice。 'What do you mean; help?'
Professor Umbridge moved forwards into the office; still smiling her sickly smile。
'Why; I thought you might be grateful for a little extra authority'
Harry would not have been surprised to see sparks fly from Professor McGonagall's nostrils。
'You thought wrong;' she said; turning her back on Umbridge。
'Now; you two had better listen closely。 I do not care what provocation Malfoy offered you; I do not care if he insulted every family member you possess; your behaviour was disgusting and I am giving each of you a week's worth of detentions! Do not look at me like that; Potter; you deserve it! And if either of you ever …'
'Hem; hem。'
Professor McGonagall closed her eyes as though praying for patience as she turned her face towards Professor Umbridge again。
'Yes?'
'I think they deserve rather more than detentions;' said Umbridge; smiling still more broadly。
Professor McGonagall's eyes flew open。
'But unfortunately' she said; with an attempt at a reciprocal smile that made her look as though she had lockjaw; 'it is what I think that counts; as they are in my House; Dolores。'
'Well; actually; Minerva;' simpered Professor Umbridge; 'I think you'll find that what I think does count。 Now; where is it? Cornelius just sent it: I mean;' she gave a false little laugh as she rummaged in her handbag; 'the Minister just sent it: ah yes:〃
She had pulled out a piece of parchment which she now unfurled; clearing her throat fussily before starting to read what it said。
'Hem; hem: 〃Educational Decree Number Twenty…five〃。'
'Not another one!' exclaimed Professor McGonagall violently。
'Well; yes;' said Umbridge; still smiling。 'As a matter of fact; Minerva; it was you who made me see that we needed a further amendment: you remember how you overrode me; when I was unwilling to allow the Gryffindor Quidditch team to re…form? How you took the case to Dumbledore; who insisted that the team be allowed to play? Well; now; I couldn't have that。 I contacted the Minister at once; and he quite agreed with me that the High Inquisitor has to have the power to strip pupils of privileges; or she … that is to say; I … would have less authority than mon teachers! And you see now; don't you; Minerva; how right I was in attempting to stop the Gryffindor team re…forming? Dreadful tempers: anyway; I was reading out our amendment: hem; hem: 〃the High Inquisitor will henceforth have supreme authority over all punishments; sanctions and removal of privileges pertaining to the students of Hogwarts; and the power to alter such punishments; sanctions and removals of privileges as may have been ordered by other staff members。 Signed; Cornelius Fudge; Minister for Magic; Order of Merlin First Class; etc。; etc。〃'
She rolled up the parchment and put it back into her handbag; still smiling。
'So: I really think I will have to ban these two from playing Quidditch ever again;' she said; looking from Harry to George and back again。
Harry felt the Snitch fluttering madly in his hand。
'Ban us?' he said; and his voice sounded strangely distant。 'From playing: ever again?'
'Yes; Mr Potter; I think a lifelong ban ought to do the trick;' said Umbridge; her smile widening still further as she watched him struggle to prehend what she had said。 'You and Mr Weasley here。 And I think; to be safe; this young man's twin ought to be stopped; too … if his teammates had not restrained him; I feel sure he would have attacked young Mr Malfoy as well。 I will want their broomsticks confiscated; of course; I shall keep them safely in my office; to make sure there is no infringement of my ban。 But I am not unreasonable; Professor McGonagall;' she continued; turning back to Professor McGonagall who was now standing as still as though carved from ice; staring at her。 The rest of the team can continue playing; I saw no signs of violence from any of them。 Well: good afternoon to you。'
And with a look of the utmost satisfaction; Umbridge left the room; leaving a horrified silence in her wake。
* * *
'Banned;' said Angelina in a hollow voice; late that evening in the mon room。 'Banned。 No Seeker and no Beaters: what on earth are we going to do?'
It did not feel as though they had won the match at all。 Everywhere Harry looked there were disconsolate and angry faces; the team themselves were slumped around the fire; all apart from Ron; who had not b