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　　　〃I　knew　your　father　very　well；　both　at　Hogwarts　and　later；　Harry；〃　he　said　gently。　〃He　would　have　saved　Pettigrew　too；　I　am　sure　of　it。〃
　　　Harry　looked　up　at　him。　Dumbledore　wouldn't　laugh…he　could　tell　Dumbledore。。。
　　　〃I　thought　it　was　my　dad　who'd　conjured　my　Patronus。　I　mean；　when　I　saw　myself　across　the　lake　。。。I　thought　I　was　seeing　him。〃　〃An　easy　mistake　to　make；〃　said　Dumbledore　softly。　〃I　expect　you'll　tire　of　hearing　it；　but　you　do　look　extraordinarily　like　James。　Except　for　the　eyes。。。　you　have　your　mother's　eyes。
　　　Harry　shook　his　head。
　　　〃It　was　stupid；　thinking　it　was　him；〃　he　muttered。　〃I　mean；　I　knew　he　was　dead。〃
　　　〃You　think　the　dead　we　loved　ever　truly　leave　us？　You　think　that　we　don't　recall　them　more　clearly　than　ever　in　times　of　great　trouble？　Your　father　is　alive　in　you；　Harry；　and　shows　himself　most　plainly　when　you　have　need　of　him。　How　else　could　you　produce　that　particular　Patronus？　Prongs　rode　again　last　night。〃
　　　It　took　a　moment　for　Harry　to　realize　what　Dumblefore　had　said。
　　　Last　night　Sirius　told　me　all　about　how　they　became　Animagi；〃　said　Dumbledore；　smiling。　〃An　extraordinary　achievement…not　least；　keeping　it　quiet　from　me。　And　then　I　remembered　the　most　unusual　form　your　Patronus　took；　when　it　charged　Mr。　Malfoy　down　at　your　Quidditch　match　against　Ravenclaw。　You　know；　Harry；　in　a　way；　you　did　see　your　father　last　night。。。　You　found　him　inside　yourself。〃
　　　And　Dumbledore　left　the　office；　leaving　Harry　to　his　very　confused　thoughts。
　　　Nobody　at　Hogwarts　now　knew　the　truth　of　what　had　happened　the　night　that　Sirius；　Buckbeak；　and　Pettigrew　had　vanished　except　Harry；　Ron；　Hermione；　and　Professor　Dumbledore。　As　the　end　of　term　approached；　Harry　heard　many　different　theories　about　what　had　really　happened；　but　none　of　them　came　close　to　the　truth。
　　　Malfoy　was　furious　about　Buckbeak。　He　was　convinced　that　Hagrid　had　found　a　way　of　smuggling　the　hippogriff　to　safety；　and　seemed　outraged　that　he　and　his　father　had　been　outwitted　by　a　gamekeeper。　Percy　Weasley；　meanwhile；　had　much　to　say　on　the　subject　of　Sirius's　escape。
　　　〃If　I　manage　to　get　into　the　Ministry；　I'll　have　a　lot　of　proposals　to　make　about　Magical　Law　Enforcement！〃　he　told　the　only　person　who　would　listen…his　girlfriend；　Penelope。
　　　Though　the　weather　was　perfect；　though　the　atmosphere　was　so
　　　cheerful；　though　he　knew　they　had　achieved　the　near　impossible　in　helping　Sirius　to　freedom；　Harry　had　never　approached　the　end　of　a　school　year　in　worse　spirits。
　　　He　certainly　wasn't　the　only　one　who　was　sorry　to　see　Professor　Lupin　go。　The　whole　of　Harry's　Defense　Against　the　Dark　Arts　class　was　miserable　about　his　resignation。
　　　〃Wonder　what　they'll　give　us　next　year？〃　said　Seamus　Finnigan　gloomily。
　　　〃Maybe　a　vampire；〃　suggested　Dean　Thomas　hopefully。
　　　It　wasn't　only　Professor　Lupin's　departure　that　was　weighing　on　Harry's　mind。　He　couldn't　help　thinking　a　lot　about　Professor　Trelawney's　prediction。　He　kept　wondering　where　Pettigrew　was　now；　whether　he　had　sought　sanctuary　with　Voldemort　yet。　But　the　thing　that　was　lowering　Harry's　spirits　most　of　all　was　the　prospect　of　returning　to　the　Dursleys。　For　maybe　half　an　hour；　a　glorious　half　hour；　he　had　believed　he　would　be　living　with　Sirius　from　now　on。。。　his　parents'　best　friend。。。　It　would　have　been　the　next　best　thing　to　having　his　own　father　back。　And　while　no　news　of　Sirius　was　definitely　good　news；　because　it　meant　he　had　successfully　gone　into　hiding；　Harry　couldn't　help　feeling　miserable　when　he　thought　of　the　home　he　might　have　had；　and　the　fact　that　it　was　now　impossible。
　　　The　exam　results　came　out　on　the　last　day　of　term。　Harry；　Ron；　and　Hermione　had　passed　every　subject。　Harry　was　amazed　that　he　had　got　through　Potions。　He　had　a　shrewd　suspicion　that　Dumbledore　might　have　stepped　in　to　stop　Snape　failing　him　on　purpose。　Snape's　behavior　toward　Harry　over　the　past　week　had　been　quite　alarming。　Harry　wouldn't　have　thought　it　possible　that　Snape's　dislike　for　him　could　increase；　but　it　certainly　had。　A　muscle　twitched　unpleasantly　at　the　corner　of　Snape's　thin　mouth　every　time　he　looked　at　Harry；　and　he　was　constantly　flexing　his　fingers；　as　though　itching　to　place　them　around　Harry's　throat。
　　　Percy　had　got　his　top…grade　N。　E。　W。　T。　s；　Fred　and　George　had　scraped　a　handful　of　O。　W。　L。　s　each。　Gryffindor　House；　meanwhile；　largely　thanks　to　their　spectacular　performance　in　the　Quidditch　Cup；　had　won　the　House　championship　for　the　third　year　running。　This　meant　that　the　end　of　term　feast　took　place　amid　decorations　of　scarlet　and　gold；　and　that　the　Gryffindor　table　was　the　noisiest　of　the　lot；　as　everybody　celebrated。　Even　Harry　managed　to　forget　about　the　journey　back　to　the　Dursleys　the　next　day　as　he　ate；　drank；　talked；　and　laughed　with　the　rest。
　　　As　the　Hogwarts　Express　pulled　out　of　the　station　the　next　mornIng；　Hermione　gave　Harry　and　Ron　some　surprising　news。
　　　〃I　went　to　see　Professor　McGonagall　this　morning；　just　before　breakfast。　I've　decided　to　drop　Muggle　Studies。〃
　　　〃But　you　passed　your　exam　with　three　hundred　and　twenty　percent！〃　said　Ron。
　　　〃I　know；〃　sighed　Hermione；　〃but　I　can't　stand　another　year　like　this　one。　That　Time…Turner；　it　was　driving　me　mad。　I've　handed　it　in。　Without　Muggle　Studies　and　Divination；　I'll　be　able　to　have　a　normal　schedule　again。〃
　　　I　still　can't　believe　you　didn't　tell　us　about　it；〃　said　Ron　grumpily。　〃We're　supposed　to　be　your　friends。〃
　　　〃I　promised　I　wouldn't　tell　anyone；〃　said　Hermione　severely。　She　looked　around　at　Harry；　who　was　watching　Hogwarts　disappear　from　view　behind　a　mountain。　Two　whole　months　before　he'd　see　it　again。。。
　　　〃Oh；　cheer　up；　Harry！〃　said　Hermione　sadly。
　　　〃I'm　okay；〃　said　Harry　quickly。　〃Just　thinking　about　the　holidays。〃
　　　〃Yeah；　I've　been　thinking　about　them　too；〃　said　Ron。　〃Harry；　you've　got　to　e　and　stay　with　us。　I'll　fix　it　up　with　Mum　and　Dad；　then　I'll　call　you。　I　know　how　to　use　a　fellytone　now　…〃
　　　〃A　telephone；　Ron；〃　said　Hermione。　〃Honestly；　you　should　take　Muggle　Studies　next　year。。。〃
　　　Ronignored　her。
　　　〃It's　the　Quidditch　World　Cup　this　summer！　How　about　it；　Harry？　e　and　stay；　and　we'll　go　and　see　it！　Dad　can　usually　get　tickets　from　work。〃
　　　This　proposal　had　the　effect　of　cheering　Harry　up　a　great　deal。
　　　〃Yeah。。。　I　bet　the　Dursleys'd　be　pleased　to　let　me　e。。。　especially　after　what　I　did　to　Aunt　Marge。。。〃
　　　Feeling　considerably　more　cheerful；　Harry　joined　Ron　and　Hermione　in　several　games　of　Exploding　Snap；　and　when　the　witch　with　the　tea　cart　arrived；　he　bought　himself　a　very　large　lunch；　though　nothing　with　chocolate　in　it。
　　　But　it　was　late　in　the　afternoon　before　the　thing　that　made　him　truly　happy　turned　up。。。
　　　〃Harry；〃　said　Hermione　suddenly；　peering　over　his　shoulder。　〃What's　that　thing　outside　your　window？〃
　　　Harry　turned　to　look　outside。　Something　very　small　and　gray　was　bobbing　in　and　out　of　sight　beyond　the　glass。　He　stood　up　for　a　better　look　and　saw　that　it　was　a　tiny　owl；　carrying　a　letter　that　was　much　too　big　for　it。　The　owl　was　so　small；　in　fact；　that　it　kept　tumbling　over　in　the　air；　buffeted　this　way　and　that　in　the　train's　slipstream。　Harry　quickly　pulled　down　the　window；　stretched　out　his　arm；　and　caught　it。　It　felt　like　a　very　fluffy　Snitch。　He　brought　it　carefully　inside。　The　owl　dropped　its　letter　onto　Harry's　seat　and　began　zooming　around　their　partment；　apparently　very　pleased　with　itself　for　acplishing　its　task。　Hedwig　clicked　her　beak　with　a　sort　of　dignified　disapproval。　Crookshanks　sat　up　in　his　seat；　following　the　owl　with　his　great　yellow　eyes。　Ron；　noticing　this；　snatched　the　owl　safely　out　of　harm's　way。
　　　Harry　picked　up　the　letter。　It　was　addressed　to　him。　He　ripped　open　the　letter；　and　shouted；　〃It's　from　Sirius！〃
　　　〃What？〃　said　Ron　and　Hermione　excitedly。　〃Read　it　aloud！〃
　　　Dear　Harry；
　　　I　hope　this　finds　you　before　you　reach　your　aunt　and　uncle。　I　don't　know　whether　they're　used　to　owl　post。
　　　Buckbeak　and　I　are　in　hiding。　I　won't　tell　you　where；　in　case　this　owl　falls　into　the　wrong　hands。　I　have　some　doubt　about　his　reliability；　but　he　is　the　best　I　could　find；　and　he　did　seem　eager　for　the　job。
　　　I　believe　the　dementors　are　still　searching　for　me；　but　they　haven't　a　hope　of　finding　me　here。　I　am　planning　to　allow　some　Muggles　to　glimpse　me　soon；　a　long　way　from　Hogwarts；　so　that　the　security　on　the　castle　will　be　lifted。
　　　There　is　something　I　never　got　around　to　telling　you　during　our　brief　meeting。　It　was　I　who　sent　you　the　Firebolt　…
　　　〃Ha！〃　said　Hermione　triumphantly。　〃See！　I　told　you　it　was　from　him！〃
　　　〃Yes；　but　he　hadn't　jinxed　it；　had　he？〃　said　Ron。　〃Ouch！〃　The　tiny　owl；　now　hooting　happily　in　his　hand；　had　nibbled　one　of　his　fingers　in　what　it　seemed　to　think　was　an　affectionate　way。
　　　Crookshanks　took　the　order　to　the　Owl　Office　for　me。　I　used　your　name　but　told　them　to　take　the　gold　from　my　own　Gringotts　vault。　Please　consider　it　as　thirteen　birthdays'　worth　of　presents　from　your　godfather。
　　　I　would　also　like　to　apologize　for　the　fright　I　think　I　gave　you　that　night　last　year　when　you　left　your　uncle's　house。　I　had　only　hoped　to　get　a　glimpse　of　you　before　starting　my　journey　north；　but　I　think　the　sight　of　me　alarmed　you。
　　　I　am　enclosing　something　else　for