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第5章 年三十偶遇神偷

to Canterbury to see me, and always at unseasonable hours: with

then he will send them a saviour and a strong one to make them free.

thing that would set him all to rights, there rushes into the way, a

There was a pause. Professor Umbridge surveyed Professor Trelawney.

There was no real need for the call to order; the moment the class had heard the door close, quiet had fallen and all fidgeting stopped. Snape's mere presence was usually enough to ensure a class's silence.

theer. I travelled beer, and I travelled theer, but I found no Em’ly,

the son of Nun, were still living.

There was no means of steering; the dragon could not see where it was going, and Harry knew that if it turned sharply or rolled in midair they would find it impossible to cling onto its broad back. Nevertheless, as they climbed higher and higher, London unfurling below them like a gray-and-green map, Harry’s overwhelming feeling was of gratitude for an escape that had seemed impossible. Crouching low over the beast’s neck, he clung tight to the metallic scales, and the cool breeze was soothing on his burned and blistered skin, the dragon’s wings beating the air like the sails of a windmill. Behind him, whether from delight or fear he could not tell. Ron kept swearing at the top of his voice, and Hermione seemed to be sobbing.

The yell of shock, the cheers, the screams on every side of: “Harry!”