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第2章 仙器换玄石

“Well, I've bin givin'them - you know - a bit o'help—”

“We can leave that till morning, can't we, Dumbledore?” said Sirius harshly. He had put a hand on Harry's shoulder. “Let him have a sleep. Let him rest.”

“That is the fact.”

“They’re all in one story, Mrs. Mann. That outdacious Oliver has

“That’s well. I have known such energy as yours do great things

“What's all that, Hermione?” Harry asked, pointing at not one but three bulging bags in the chair next to her.

“The thing is, Professor,” said Filch plaintively, “the headmaster will have to listen to me this time. Peeves has been stealing from a student, it might be my chance to get him thrown out of the castle once and for all -”

“Who's there?” he called again.

“Talking about Muriel?” inquired George, reemerging from the marquee with Fred. “Yeah, she’s just told me my ears are lopsided. Old bat. I wish old Uncle Bilius was still with us, though; he was a right laugh at weddings.”