Book 4 (cont'd)
"Don't talk to me," Ron said quietly to Harry and Hermione as they sat down at the Gryffindor table a few minutes later, surrounded by excited talk on all sides about what had just happened.
"Why not?" said Hermione in surprise.
"because I want to fix that in my memory forever," said Ron, his eyes closed and an uplifted expression on his face. "Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret..."
"Of course we still want to know you!" Harry said, staring at Hagrid. "You don't think anything that Skeeter cow--sorry, Professor," he added quickly, looking at Dumbledore.
"I have gone temporarily deaf and haven't any idea what you said, Harry," said Dumbledore, twiddling his thumbs and staring at the ceiling.
"But I had my wand hidden up my sleeve," he assured Padma Patil, who seemed to be a lot keener on Ron now that he was getting so much attention and was making a point of talking to him every time they passed in the corridors. "I could've taken those mer-idiots any time I wanted."
"What were you going to do, snore at them?" said Hermione waspishly.
Book 5
Chapter One
Dudley Demented
"We're not stupid, you know," said Uncle Vernon.
"Well, that's news to me," said Harry...
Chapter Three
The Advance Guard
"Don't put your wand there, boy!" roared Moody. "What if it ignited? Better wizards than you have lost buttocks, you know!"
"Who d'you know who's lost a buttock?" the violet-haired woman asked Mad-Eye interestedly.
"And I'm still riding a Comet Two Sixty," said Tonks enviously. "Ah well...wand still in your jeans? Both buttocks still on? Okay, let's go. Locomotor Trunk."
Chapter Twenty-Nine
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Career Advice
"Giver her hell from us, Peeves."
And Peeves, whom Harry had never seen take an order from a student before, swept his belled hat from his head and sprang to a salute as Fred and George wheeled about to tumultuous applause from the students below and sped out of the open front doors into the glorious sunset.
Book 6
Chapter Sixteen
A Very Frosty Christmas
"She's got to be joking...."
Harry woke with a start to find a bulging stocking lying over the end of his bed. He put on his glasses and looked around; the tiny window was almost completely obscured with snow and, in front of it, Ron was sitting bolt upright in bed and examining what appeared to be a thick gold chain.
"What's that?" asked Harry.
It's from Lavender," said Ron, sounding revolted. "She can't honestly think I'd wear..."
Harry looked more closely and let out a shout of laughter. Dangling from the chain in large gold lettters were the words:
My Sweetheart
"Nice," he said. "Classy. You should definitely wear that in front of Fred and George."
"If you tell them," said Ron, shoving the necklace out of sight under his pillow, "I--I--I'll--"
"Stutter at me?"
Chapter Twenty-Five
The Seer Overheard
"Three dementor attacks in a week, and all Romilda Vane does is ask me if it's true you've got a hippogriff tattooed across your chest."
Ron and Hermione both roared with laughter. Harry ignored them.
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her it's a Hungarian Horntail," said Ginny, turning a page of the newspaper idly. "Much more macho."
"Thanks," said Harry, grinning. "And what did you tell her Ron's got?"
"A Pygmie Puff, but I didn't say where."
Ron scowled as Hermione rolled around laughing.
Book 7
Chapter Five
Fallen Warrior
"How do you feel, Georgie?" whispered Mrs. Weasley.
George's fingers groped for the side of his head.
"Saintlike," he murmured.
"What's wrong with him?" croaked Fred, looking terrified. "Is his mind affected?"
"Saintlike," repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. "You see... I'm holy. Holy, Fred, geddit?"
Mrs. Weasley sobbed harder than ever. Color flooded Fred's pale face.
"Pathetic," he told George. "Pathetic! With the whole world of ear related humor before you, you go for holy?"
"Well said, Harry," said Fred unexpectedly.
"Yeah, 'ear 'ear, " said George, with half a glance at Fred, the corner of whose mouth twitched.
Chapter Six
The Ghoul in Pajamas
"Didn't realize that Ron and I know perfectly well what might happen if we come with you? Well, we do. Ron, show Harry what you've done."
"Nah, he's just eaten," said Ron.
"Go on, he needs to know!"
"Oh, all right. Harry, come here."
Chapter Seven
The Will of Albus Dumbledore
"I'll pack these for you, " Hermione said brightly, taking Harry's presents out of his arms as the three of the headed back upstairs. "I'm nearly done, I'm just waiting for the rest of your underpants to come out of the wash, Ron--"
Ron's splutter was interrupted by the opening of a door on the first floor landing.
Chapter Eleven
The Bribe
There was the sound of pattering feet, a blaze of shining copper, an echoing clang, and a shriek of agony: Kreacher had taken a run at Mundungus and hit him over the head with a saucepan.
"Call 'im off, call 'im off, 'e should be locked up!" screamed Mundungus, cowering as Kreacher raised the heavy-bottomed pan again.
"Kreacher no!" shouted Harry.
Kreacher's thin arms trembled with the weight of the pan, still held aloft.
"Perhaps just one more, Master Harry, for luck?"
Ron laughed.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
The Missing Mirror
Ron gasped.
"The silver doe!" he said excitedly. "Was that you too?"
"What are you talking about?" said Aberfroth.
"Someone sent a doe Patronus to us!"
"Brains like that, you could be a Death Eater, son. Haven't I just proved my Patronus is a goat?"
"Oh," said Ron. "Yeah...well, I'm hungry!" he added defensively as his stomach gave an enormous rumble.
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