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第7章 三生三世，疯魔之拳！

“I am,“ said Harry. ”I don’t think we’re going to be much better prepared than we are now even if we skulk around the Ministry entrance for another month. The longer we put it off, the farther away that locket could be. There’s already a good chance Umbridge has chucked it away; the thing doesn’t open.“

“I think we'd better go and wait by the car,” said Harry. “We're attracting too much atten—”

“His Hand of Glory,” said Ron. “Gives light only to the holder, remember?”

“I can but die,” I said, “and I believe in God. Let me try to wait

“It's been over a week,” Harry said, looking at Hedwig's deserted perch. “Ron, you don't reckon Sirius has been caught, do you?”

“Imperio!” Harry said again; his voice echoed through the stone passage as he felt again the sense of heady control that flowed from brain to wand. Bogrod submitted once more to his will, his befuddled expression changing to one of polite indifference, as Ron hurried to pick up the leather bag of metal tools.

“It’s got to be killed. Ron and Hermione know that, but just in case they –”

“I'm not putting them on,” said old Archie in indignation. “I like a healthy breeze ‘round my privates, thanks.”

“I hope all will be right in the end,” she said: “but believe me,