hedrewhiswand,thenreahedoutwithhislefthand.hetookadeepbreathandgrabbedthedoorknob,winingashewaitedforsomethingtohappen.nothingdid,andbothheandmalfoyletoutarelievedbreath.bitingdownonhislowerlip,heturnedthehandleandletthedoorswingopen.asetofwoodenstairsleddownintoyetmoremurkygloom,thikeranddarkerthananywhereelseinthehouse.thewoodwasbentandrakedinpes,andharrywonderedifitwouldbestableenoughtotakehisweight.hementallypreparedaquikushioningharm,justinasehefellthrough,andliftedhislegtotakeastepforward.

“wait,potter,”malfoysaid,grippinghisarmashelookeddownatthefloor.harryfollowedhisgazeandsawtwowordsethedintothewoodofthedoorway.

brevemspetum

“whatdoesthatmean?”

“idon’tknow,”malfoysaid,hisnosewrinkling.“butithinkifwestepoverit,we’relikelytofindout.”

harrygneddownintotheyawningbkonemore,andgrittedhisteeth.thequikertheygotdownthere,thequikerthesuspensewouldbeover.

“heregoesnothing,”hemurmured,andthenpedhisfootfirmlyonthefirststep.nothinghappened.hegingerlypedallofhisweightontothestepandbroughthisotherfootdownontotheone.thewoodreakedominouslybehhim,butheremainedmiraulouslybothuprightandinonepiee.

“perhapsitreallywasjustresidualmagileftoverfromapreviousurse,”heheardmalfoymuttertohimself,andthenhefeltthegapbetweenthemloseasmalfoysteppedoverthethresholdbehindhim.itwasaboutsixstepsdownwhenitstartedtohappen.thedarknessseemedtoreepuptowardsthem,envelopingthembothdespitethelumosthathadlitbothoftheirwands.theairwasoldaroundthem,andharrystartedtofeeldizzy.hisfootstepsfalteredbehhimashetookanotherstepdown.

“potter,areyoualright?”harryfaintlyheardmalfoyask.

harry’s

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