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〃No；〃　said　Harry。　〃The　bike　was　falling；　I　couldn't　have　told　you　where　Voldemort　was；　but　my　wand　spun　in　my　hand　and　found　him　and　shot　a　spell　at　him；　and　it　wasn't　even　a　spell　I　recognized。　I've　never　made　gold　flames　appear　before。〃
〃Often；〃　said　Mr。　Weasley；　〃when　you're　in　a　pressured　situation　you　can　produce　magic　you　never　dreamed　of。　Small　children　often　find；　before　they're　trained　…〃
〃It　wasn't　like　that；〃　said　Harry　through　gritted　teeth。　His　scar　was　burning。　He　felt　angry　and　frustrated；　he　hated　the　idea　that　they　were　all　imagining　him　to　have　power　to　match　Voldemort's。
No　one　said　anything。　He　knew　that　they　did　not　believe　him。　Now　that　he　came　to　think　of　it；　he　had　never　heard　of　a　wand　performing　magic　on　its　own　before。
His　scar　seared　with　pain；　it　was　all　he　could　do　not　to　moan　aloud。　Muttering　about　fresh　air；　he　set　down　his　glass　and　left　the　room。
As　he　crossed　the　yard；　the　great　skeletal　thestral　looked　up　…　rustled　its　enormous　batlike　wings；　then　resumed　its　grazing。　Harry　stopped　at　the　gate　into　the　garden；　staring　out　at　its　overgrown　plants；　rubbing　his　pounding　forehead　and　thinking　of　Dumbledore。
Dumbledore　would　have　believed　him；　he　knew　it。　Dumbledore　would　have　known　how　and　why　Harry's　wand　had　acted　independently；　because　Dumbledore　always　had　the　answers；　he　had　known　about　wands；　had　explained　to　Harry　the　strange　connection　that　existed　between　his　wand　and　Voldemort's　。　。　。　。　But　Dumbledore；　like　Mad…Eye；　like　Sirius；　like　his　parents；　like　his　poor　owl；　all　were　gone　where　Harry　could　never　talk　to　them　again。　He　felt　a　burning　in　his　throat　that　had　nothing　to　do　with　firewhisky。　。　。　。
And　then；　out　of　nowhere；　the　pain　in　his　scar　peaked。　As　he　clutched　his　forehead　and　closed　his　eyes；　a　voice　screamed　inside　his　head。
〃iYou　told　me　the　problem　would　be　solved　by　using　another's　wand！i〃
And　into　his　mind　burst　the　vision　of　an　emaciated　old　man　lying　in　rags　upon　a　stone　floor；　screaming；　a　horrible　drawn…out　scream；　a　scream　of　unendurable　agony。　。　。　。
〃No！　No！　I　beg　you；　I　beg　you。　。　。　。〃
〃You　lied　to　Lord　Voldemort；　Ollivander！〃
〃I　did　not。　。　。　。　I　swear　I　did　not。　。　。　。〃
〃You　sought　to　help　Potter；　to　help　him　escape　me！〃
〃I　swear　I　did　not。　。　。　。　I　believed　a　different　wand　would　work。　。　。　。〃
〃Explain；　then；　what　happened。　Lucius's　wand　is　destroyed！〃
〃I　cannot　understand。　。　。　。　The　connection　。　。　。　exists　only　。　。　between　your　two　wands。　。　。　。〃
〃iLies！i〃
〃Please　。　。　。　I　beg　you。　。　。　。〃
And　Harry　saw　the　white　hand　raise　its　wand　and　felt　Voldemort's　surge　of　vicious　anger；　saw　the　frail　old　main　on　the　floor　writhe　in　agony　…
〃Harry？〃
It　was　over　as　quickly　as　it　had　come：　Harry　stood　shaking　in　the　darkness；　clutching　the　gate　into　the　garden；　his　heart　racing；　his　scar　still　tingling。　It　was　several　moments　before　he　realized　that　Ron　and　Hermione　were　at　his　side。
〃Harry；　come　back　in　the　house；〃　Hermione　whispered；　〃You　aren't　still　thinking　of　leaving？〃
〃Yeah；　you've　got　to　stay；　mate；〃　said　Ron；　thumping　Harry　on　the　back。
〃Are　you　all　right？〃　Hermione　asked；　close　enough　now　to　look　into　Harry's　face。　〃You　look　awful！〃
〃Well；〃　said　Harry　shakily；　〃I　probably　look　better　than　Ollivander。　。　。　。〃
When　he　had　finished　telling　them　what　he　had　seen；　Ron　looked　appalled；　but　Hermione　downright　terrified。
〃But　it　was　supposed　to　have　stopped！　Your　scar　…　it　wasn't　supposed　to　do　this　anymore！　You　mustn't　let　that　connection　open　up　again　…　Dumbledore　wanted　you　to　close　your　mind！〃
When　he　did　not　reply；　she　gripped　his　arm。
〃Harry；　he's　taking　over　the　Ministry　and　the　newspapers　and　half　the　Wizarding　world！　Don't　let　him　inside　your　head　too！〃

pC0=〃Chapter　Six：　The　Ghoul　in　Pajamas〃
bChapter　Six
iThe　Ghoul　in　Pajamasib
The　shock　of　losing　Mad…Eye　hung　over　the　house　in　the　days　that　followed；　Harry　kept　expecting　to　see　him　stumping　in　through　the　back　door　like　the　other　Order　members；　who　passed　in　and　out　to　relay　news。　Harry　felt　that　nothing　but　action　would　assuage　his　feelings　of　guilt　and　grief　and　that　he　ought　to　set　out　on　his　mission　to　find　and　destroy　Horcruxes　as　soon　as　possible。
〃Well；　you　can't　do　anything　about　the〃　…　Ron　mouthed　the　word　iHorcruxesi　…　〃till　you're　seventeen。　You've　still　got　the　Trace　on　you。　And　we　can　plan　here　as　well　as　anywhere；　can't　we？　Or；〃　he　dropped　his　voice　to　a　whisper；　〃d'you　reckon　you　already　know　where　the　You…Know…Whats　are？〃
〃No；〃　Harry　admitted。
〃I　think　Hermione's　been　doing　a　bit　of　research；〃　said　Ron。　〃She　said　she　was　saving　it　for　when　you　got　here。〃
They　were　sitting　at　the　breakfast　table；　Mr。　Weasley　and　Bill　had　just　left　for　work。　Mrs。　Weasley　had　gone　upstairs　to　wake　Hermione　and　Ginny；　while　Fleur　had　drifted　off　to　take　a　bath。
〃The　Trace'll　break　on　the　thirty…first；〃　said　Harry。　〃That　means　I　only　need　to　stay　here　four　days。　Then　I　can　…〃
〃Five　days；〃　Ron　corrected　him　firmly。　〃We've　got　to　stay　for　the　wedding。　They'll　kill　us　if　we　miss　it。〃
Harry　understood　〃they〃　to　mean　Fleur　and　Mrs。　Weasley。
〃It's　one　extra　day；〃　said　Ron；　when　Harry　looked　mutinous。
〃Don't　they　realize　how　important　…？〃
〃'Course　they　don't；〃　said　Ron。　〃They　haven't　got　a　clue。　And　now　you　mention　it；　I　wanted　to　talk　to　you　about　that。〃
Ron　glanced　toward　the　door　into　the　hall　to　check　that　Mrs。　Weasley　was　not　returning　yet；　then　leaned　in　closer　to　Harry。
〃Mum's　been　trying　to　get　it　out　of　Hermione　and　me。　What　we're　off　to　do。　She'll　try　you　next；　so　brace　yourself。　Dad　and　Lupin've　both　asked　as　well；　but　when　we
said　Dumbledore　told　you　not　to　tell　anyone　except　us；　they　dropped　it。　Not　Mum；　though。　She's　determined。〃
Ron's　prediction　came　true　within　hours。　Shortly　before　lunch；　Mrs。　Weasley　detached　Harry　from　the　others　by　asking　him　to　help　identify　a　lone　man's　sock　that　she　thought　might　have　come　out　of　his　rucksack。　Once　she　had　him　cornered　in　the　tiny　scullery　off　the　kitchen；　she　started。
〃Ron　and　Hermione　seem　to　think　that　the　three　of　you　are　dropping　out　of　Hogwarts；〃　she　began　in　a　light；　casual　tone。
〃Oh；〃　said　Harry。　〃Well；　yeah。　We　are。〃
The　mangle　turned　of　its　own　accord　in　a　corner；　wringing　out　what　looked　like　one　of　Mr。　Weasley's　vests。
〃May　I　ask　iwhyi　you　are　abandoning　your　education？〃　said　Mrs。　Weasley。
〃Well；　Dumbledore　left　me　。　。　。　stuff　to　do；〃　mumbled　Harry。　〃Ron　and　Hermione　know　about　it；　and　they　want　to　come　too。〃
〃What　sort　of　'stuff'？〃
〃I'm　sorry；　I　can't　…〃
〃Well；　frankly；　I　think　Arthur　and　I　have　a　right　to　know；　and　I'm　sure　Mr。　And　Mrs。　Granger　would　agree！〃　said　Mrs。　Weasley。　Harry　had　been　afraid　of　the　〃concerned　parent〃　attack。　He　forced　himself　to　look　directly　into　her　eyes；　noticing　as　he　did　so　that　they　were　precisely　the　same　shade　of　brown　as　Ginny's。　This　did　not　help。
〃Dumbledore　didn't　want　anyone　else　to　know；　Mrs。　Weasley。　I'm　sorry。　Ron　and　Hermione　don't　have　to　come；　it's　their　choice　…〃
〃I　don't　see　that　iyoui　have　to　go　either！〃　she　snapped；　dropping　all　pretense　now。　〃You're　barely　of　age；　any　of　you！　It's　utter　nonsense；　if　Dumbledore　needed　work　doing；　he　had　the　whole　Order　at　his　command！　Harry；　you　must　have　misunderstood　him。　Probably　he　was　telling　you　something　he　iwantedi　done；　and　you　took　it　to　mean　that　he　wanted　iyoui…〃
〃I　didn't　misunderstand；〃　said　Harry　flatly。　〃It's　got　to　be　me。〃
He　handed　her　back　the　single　sock　he　was　supposed　to　be　identifying；　which　was　patterned　with　golden　bulrushes。
〃And　that's　not　mine。　I　don't　support　Puddlemere　United。〃
〃Oh；　of　course　not；〃　said　Mrs。　Weasley　with　a　sudden　and　rather　unnerving　return　to　her　casual　tone。　〃I　should　have　realized。　Well；　Harry；　while　we've　still　got　you　here；　you　won't　mind　helping　with　the　preparations　for　Bill　and　Fleur's　wedding；　will　you？　There's　still　so　much　to　do。〃
〃No　…　I　…　of　course　not；〃　said　Harry；　disconcerted　by　this　sudden　change　of　subject。
〃Sweet　of　you；〃　she　replied；　and　she　smiled　as　she　left　the　scullery。
From　that　moment　on；　Mrs。　Weasley　kept　Harry；　Ron　and　Hermione　so　busy　with　preparations　for　the　wedding　that　they　hardly　had　any　time　to　think。　The　kindest　explanation　of　this　behavior　would　have　been　that　Mrs。　Weasley　wanted　to　distract　them　all　from　thoughts　of　Mad…Eye　and　the　terrors　of　their　recent　journey。　After　two　days　of　nonstop　cutlery　cleaning；　of　color…matching　favors；　ribbons；　and　flowers；　of　de…gnoming　the　garden　and　helping　Mrs。　Weasley　cook　vast　batches　of　canapa233s；　however；　Harry　started　to　suspect　her　of　a　different　motive。　All　the　jobs　she　handed　out　seemed　to　keep　him；　Ron；　and　Hermione　away　from　one　another；　he　had　not　had　a　chance　to　speak　to　the
two　of　them　alone　since　the　first　night；　when　he　had　told　them　about　Voldemort　torturing　Ollivander。
〃I　think　Mum　thinks　that　if　she　can　stop　the　three　of　you　getting　together　and　planning；　she'll　be　able　to　delay　you　leaving；〃　Ginny　told　Harry　in　an　undertone；　as　they　laid　the　table　for　dinner　on　the　third　night　of　his　stay。
〃And　then　what　does　she　think's　going　to　happen？〃　Harry　muttered。　〃Someone　else　might　kill　off　Voldemort　while　she's　holding　us　here　making　vol…au…vents？〃
He　had　spoken　without　thinking；　and　saw　Ginny's　face　whiten。
〃So　it's　true？〃　she　said。　〃That's　what　you're　trying　to　do？〃
〃I　…　not　…　I　was　joking；〃　said　Harry　evasively。
They　stared　at　each　other；　and　there　was　something　more　than　shock　in　Ginny's　expression。　Suddenly　Harry　became　aware　that　this　was　the　first　time　that　he　had　been　alone　with　her　since　those　stolen　hours　in　secluded　corners　of　the　Hogwarts　grounds。　He　was　sure　she　was　remembering　them　too。　Both　of　them　jumped　as　the　door　opened；　and　Mr。　Weasley；　Kingsley；　and　Bill　walked　in。
They　were　often　joined　by　other　Order　members　for　dinner　now；　because　the　Burrow　had　replaced　number　twelve；　Grimmauld　Place　as　the　headquarters。　Mr。　Weasley　had　explained　that　after　the　death　of　Dumbledore；　their　Secret…Keeper；　each　of　the　people　to　whom　Dumbledore　had　confided　Grimmauld　Place's　location　had　become　a　Secret…Keeper　in　turn。
〃And　as　there　are　around　twenty　of　us；　that　greatly　dilutes　the　power　of　the　Fidelius　Charm。　Twenty　times　as　many　opportunities　for　the　Death　Eaters　to　get　the　secret　out　of　somebody。　We　can't　expect　it　to　hold　much　longer。〃
〃But　surely　Snape　will　have　tol