m,seethathehadhanged,seethathewassorry.thathemissedhim,too.morethananything.heshookhishead,feelingasuddensinkinhisgut.whatwasmgonagallthinking,puttingpottersolosetohim?hewasgoingtohavetobebetterabouthidingwithpotterintheastlebeause,asmgonagallhadexpeted,hispenhantforsnoopinghadnotdiminishedwithage.whatshehadn’tfatoredin,andwhathehadn’texpeted,washowharditwouldbeforhimtohide,beauseitseemhissnoopingwouldbemalfoy-entri.hedidn’tknowhowmanytimesheouldfindharryinastateoutsidehisdoorbeforeherevealedhimself.hehadafeelingitwouldn’tbemuhlonger.

chapter4

itwasstupid.thewholethingwasstupid.harrytorethroughthedoorofsnape’s—his—studyandhurriedtothebaksuite,whihhousedhisbathroomandbedroom,yankingoffhisgsseshaphazardlyashedidso.

hehadn’t.hehadn’t.

buthehad.heranhishandoverhisfaeandintohishair.hehadfeltsomething,someone.

no,youhopeyoufeltsomething.youwantedsobadlytofeelsomethingthatyoudid,hethoughttohimselfinavoiethatsoundedoddlylikehermione’s.

hogwarts’hauntingsweresofmboyantthattheinklinghefeltouldhardlyhavebeenone.thathadalwayssurprisedhimabouteveryghosthehadenountered;theyseemedsomuhlikerealpeople,only…less.noneofthatinvisibleentitiesnonsensemugglesseemedsokeenon.butthishadfeltlikesomethingofthatnature.hefelteyesonhim,hefeltasik,priklyfeeling,almostlikeeletriityintheair,thewayhefeltwhensomeonesobadlywantedtoaskyousomething,togetyourattention,butwaswaitingforyoutomakethefirstmove.hefeltit,buthehadseennothing.hesupposeditwasentirelypusiblethatghostsouldmakethemselvesasvisibleorinvisibleastheywis