C H A P T E R T E N
HALLOWEEN
M
alfoy couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw that Harry
and Ron were still at Hogwarts the next day, looking
tired but perfectly cheerful. Indeed, by the next morning Harry
and Ron thought that meeting the three-headed dog had been an
excellent adventure, and they were quite keen to have another one.
In the meantime, Harry filled Ron in about the package that
seemed to have been moved from Gringotts to Hogwarts, and they
spent a lot of time wondering what could possibly need such heavy
protection.
“It’s either really valuable or really dangerous,” said Ron.
“Or both,” said Harry.
But as all they knew for sure about the mysterious object was
that it was about two inches long, they didn’t have much chance of
guessing what it was without further clues.
Neither Neville nor Hermione showed the slightest interest in
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