In which Harry take some Felix Felicis and heads out attends Aragog's funeral. He runs into Slughorn, who accompanies him in hopes of procuring some acromantula venom and joins Hagrid in a drink (or a few) in Aragog's memory. Lucky Harry tells Slughorn the story of his mother's death and coaxes the memory out of him.
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