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“–then Slytherin House will have gained an excellent student, won’t it? It doesn’t matter to us, Al. But if it matter to you, you’ll be able to choose Gryffindor over Slytherin. The Sorting Hat takes your choice into account.”

“The housebreaker’s boy, sir!” replied Giles. “They—they

“This way,” said the girl, releasing her hold for the first time.

“So?” Harry prompted Ron. “What's the problem with giants?”

“Well, yeah I do,” said Ron apologetically. “Final score was three hundred and twenty to sixty.”

“What?” Harry gasped. He looked around at Fred and George, his fellow members of the Quidditch team. They were mouthing soundlessly at Dumbledore, apparently too appalled to speak. Dumbhedore went on, “This is due to an event that will be starting in October, and continuing throughout the school year, taking up much of the teachers’ time and energy - but I am sure you will all enjoy it immensely. I have great pleasure in announcing that this year at Hogwarts -”

“Well, for one thing, they both ought to have been fatal and weren't, although that was pure luck. And for another, neither the poison nor the necklace seems to have reached the person who was supposed to be killed. Of course,” she added broodingly, “that makes the person behind this even more dangerous in a way, because they don't seem to care how many people they finish off before they actually reach their victim.”

“Why, what’s the matter with the boy!” said the old pauper.

“What defenses?” said Harry at once. “Can you teach me?”