1 Extremely unusual though he was, at that moment Harry Potter felt just like everyone else: glad, for the first time, that it was his birthday.
2 And next moment, he was out in the dark, quiet street, heaving his heavy trunk behind him, Hedwig's cage under his arm.
3 "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily.
4 Crookshanks leapt lightly off the bed and led the way out of the room, his bottle-brush tail held jauntily high.
5 They reached their familiar, circular dormitory with its five four-poster beds and Harry, looking around, felt he was home at last.
6 "I'm takin' yer all back up ter school, an' don' let me catch yet walkin' down ter see me after dark again. I'm not worth that!"
7 "What would it have been for you?" said Ron, sniggering. "A piece of homework that only got nine out of ten?"
8 There was utter silence, broken by the smallest of terrified squeaks. Neville Longbottom, trembling from head to fluffy-slippered toes, raised his hand slowly into the air.
9 Slowly, she reached down for a bag at her feet, turned it upside-down and tipped a dozen bits of splintered wood and twig onto the bed, the only remains of Harry's faithful, finally beaten broomstick.
10 Ron and Hermione's faces appeared under the table. They were both staring at him, lost for words.
11 "Because I thought - and Professor McGonagall agrees with me - that that broom was probably sent to Harry by Sirius Black!"
12 "It's been a very weird night, Hedwig," he yawned. And without even removing his glasses, he slumped back onto his pillows and fell asleep.
13 Ron threw something down onto Hermione's Rune translation. Hermione and Harry leant forward. Lying on top of the weird, spiky shapes were several long, ginger cat hairs.
14 "Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black."
15 If only their had been a Dementor around… As a sobbing Wood passed Harry the Cup, as he lifted it into the air, Harry felt he could have produced the world's best Patronus.
16 "No," said Hermione. She was holding a letter in her hands and her lip was trembling. "I just thought you ought to know… Hagrid lost his case. Buckbeak is going to be executed."
17 Hermione swayed on the spot. "They did it!" she whispered to Harry. "I d-don't believe it - they did it!"
18 Severus Snape was pulling off the Invisibility Cloak, his wand pointing directly at Lupin.
19 "An Animagus," said Black, "by the name of Peter Pettigrew."
20 Harry didn't understand. He couldn't think any more. He felt the last of his strength leave him, and his head hit the ground as he fainted.
21 Harry and Hermione jumped back as the enormous wings rose once more… the Hippogriff took off into the air… he and his rider became smaller and smaller as Harry gazed after them… then a cloud drifted across the moon… they were gone.
22 And grinning broadly at the look of horror on Uncle Vernon's face, Harry set off towards the station exit, Hedwig rattling along in front of him, for what looked like a much better summer than the last.
1,2: correct 3: That's actually 4 (though not a bad guess-- both are in the same bedroom at the Cauldron) 4: No, that's 19, as Crookshanks leads the way out of the Shack. (This was the one that alphielj had the most trouble with; see below.) 5,6,7: correct 8: actually 13 (Sirius' second attack on the Tower, not his first; Neville had gotten the passwords in chapter 13 from Sir Cadogan, who was only there because of the Flight of the Fat Lady in chapter 8) 9,10,11: correct 12: actually 3 (after the Knight Bus adventure) 13: actually 12 14: actually 8 15: correct 16: actually 14 17: actually 16 18: correct 19: actually 17 20,21,22: correct
1 Extremely unusual though he was, at that moment Harry Potter felt just like everyone else: glad, for the first time, that it was his birthday.
2 And next moment, he was out in the dark, quiet street, heaving his heavy trunk behind him, Hedwig's cage under his arm.
3 "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily.
4 Crookshanks leapt lightly off the bed and led the way out of the room, his bottle-brush tail held jauntily high.
5 They reached their familiar, circular dormitory with its five four-poster beds and Harry, looking around, felt he was home at last.
6 "I'm takin' yer all back up ter school, an' don' let me catch yet walkin' down ter see me after dark again. I'm not worth that!"
7 "What would it have been for you?" said Ron, sniggering. "A piece of homework that only got nine out of ten?"
8 There was utter silence, broken by the smallest of terrified squeaks. Neville Longbottom, trembling from head to fluffy-slippered toes, raised his hand slowly into the air.
9 Slowly, she reached down for a bag at her feet, turned it upside-down and tipped a dozen bits of splintered wood and twig onto the bed, the only remains of Harry's faithful, finally beaten broomstick.
10 Ron and Hermione's faces appeared under the table. They were both staring at him, lost for words.
11 "Because I thought - and Professor McGonagall agrees with me - that that broom was probably sent to Harry by Sirius Black!"
12 "It's been a very weird night, Hedwig," he yawned. And without even removing his glasses, he slumped back onto his pillows and fell asleep.
13 Ron threw something down onto Hermione's Rune translation. Hermione and Harry leant forward. Lying on top of the weird, spiky shapes were several long, ginger cat hairs.
14 "Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black."
15 If only their had been a Dementor around… As a sobbing Wood passed Harry the Cup, as he lifted it into the air, Harry felt he could have produced the world's best Patronus.
16 "No," said Hermione. She was holding a letter in her hands and her lip was trembling. "I just thought you ought to know… Hagrid lost his case. Buckbeak is going to be executed."
17 Hermione swayed on the spot. "They did it!" she whispered to Harry. "I d-don't believe it - they did it!"
18 Severus Snape was pulling off the Invisibility Cloak, his wand pointing directly at Lupin.
19 "An Animagus," said Black, "by the name of Peter Pettigrew."
20 Harry didn't understand. He couldn't think any more. He felt the last of his strength leave him, and his head hit the ground as he fainted.
21 Harry and Hermione jumped back as the enormous wings rose once more… the Hippogriff took off into the air… he and his rider became smaller and smaller as Harry gazed after them… then a cloud drifted across the moon… they were gone.
22 And grinning broadly at the look of horror on Uncle Vernon's face, Harry set off towards the station exit, Hedwig rattling along in front of him, for what looked like a much better summer than the last.
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3: That's actually 4 (though not a bad guess-- both are in the same bedroom at the Cauldron)
4: No, that's 19, as Crookshanks leads the way out of the Shack. (This was the one that alphielj had the most trouble with; see below.)
5,6,7: correct
8: actually 13 (Sirius' second attack on the Tower, not his first; Neville had gotten the passwords in chapter 13 from Sir Cadogan, who was only there because of the Flight of the Fat Lady in chapter 8)
9,10,11: correct
12: actually 3 (after the Knight Bus adventure)
13: actually 12
14: actually 8
15: correct
16: actually 14
17: actually 16
18: correct
19: actually 17
20,21,22: correct
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