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quirement　had　vanished；　and　Ron　and　Hermione　sat　panting　on　the　floor　beside　Goyle；　who　was　still　unconscious。
〃C…Crabbe；〃　choked　Malfoy　as　soon　as　he　could　speak。　〃C…Crabbe　。　。　。〃
〃He's　dead；〃　said　Ron　harshly。
There　was　silence；　apart　from　panting　and　coughing。　Then　a　number　of　huge　bangs　shook　the　castle；　and　a　great　cavalcade　of　transparent　figures　galloped　past　on　horses；　their　heads　screaming　with　bloodlust　under　their　arms。　Harry　staggered　to　his　feet　when　the　Headless　Hunt　had　passed　and　looked　around：　The　battle　was　still　going　on　all　around　him。　He　could　hear　more　scream　than　those　of　the　retreating　ghosts。　Panic　flared　within　him。
〃Where's　Ginny？〃　he　said　sharply。　〃She　was　here。　She　was　supposed　to　be　going　back　into　the　Room　of　Requirement。〃
〃Blimey；　d'you　reckon　it'll　still　work　after　that　fire？〃　asked　Ron；　but　he　too　got　to　his　feet；　rubbing　his　chest　and　looking　left　and　right。　〃Shall　we　split　up　and　look　…　？〃
〃No；〃　said　Hermione；　getting　to　her　feet　too。　Malfoy　and　Goyle　remained　slumped　hopelessly　on　the　corridor　floor；　neither　of　them　had　wands。　〃Let's　stick　together。　I　say　we　go　…　Harry；　what's　that　on　your　arm？〃
〃What？　Oh　yeah　…〃
He　pulled　the　diadem　from　his　wrist　and　held　it　up。　It　was　still　hot；　blackened　with　soot；　but　as　he　looked　at　it　closely　he　was　just　able　to　make　out　the　tiny　words　etched　upon　it；　WIT　BEYOND　MEASURE　IS　MAN'S　GREATEST　TREASURE。
A　bloodlike　substance；　dark　and　tarry；　seemed　to　be　leaking　from　the　diadem。　Suddenly　Harry　felt　the　thing　vibrate　violently；　then　break　apart　in　his　hands；　and　as　it　did　so；　he　thought　he　heard　the　faintest；　most　distant　scream　of　pain；　echoing　not　from　the　grounds　or　the　castle；　but　from　the　thing　that　had　just　fragmented　in　his　fingers。
〃It　must　have　been　Fiendfyre！〃　whimpered　Hermione；　her　eyes　on　the　broken　piece。
〃Sorry？〃
〃Fiendfyre　…　cursed　fire　…　it's　one　of　the　substances　that　destroy　Horcruxes；　but　I　would　never；　ever　have　dared　use　it；　it's　so　dangerous　…　how　did　Crabbe　know　how　to　…　？〃
〃Must've　learned　from　the　Carrows；〃　said　Harry　grimly。
〃Shame　he　wasn't　concentrating　when　they　mentioned　how　to　stop　it；　really；〃　said　Ron；　whose　hair；　like　Hermione's；　was　singed；　and　whose　face　was　blackened。　〃If　he　hadn't　tried　to　kill　us　all；　I'd　be　quite　sorry　he　was　dead。〃
〃But　don't　you　realize？〃　whispered　Hermione。　〃This　means；　if　we　can　just　get　the　snake　…〃
But　she　broke　off　as　yells　and　shouts　and　the　unmistakable　noises　of　dueling　filled　the　corridor。　Harry　looked　around　and　his　heart　seemed　to　fail：　Death　Eaters　had　penetrated　Hogwarts。　Fred　and　Percy　had　just　backed　into　view；　both　of　them　dueling　masked　and　hooded　men。
Harry；　Ron；　and　Hermione　ran　forward　to　help：　Jets　of　light　flew　in　every　direction　and　the　man　dueling　Percy　backed　off；　fast：　Then　his　hood　slipped　and　they　saw　a　high　forehead　and　streaked　hair　…
〃Hello；　Minister！〃　bellowed　Percy；　sending　a　neat　jinx　straight　at　Thicknesse；　who　dropped　his　wand　and　clawed　at　the　front　of　his　robes；　apparently　in　awful　discomfort。　〃Did　I　mention　I'm　resigning？〃
〃You're　joking；　Perce！〃　shouted　Fred　as　the　Death　Eater　he　was　battling　collapsed　under　the　weight　of　three　separate　Stunning　Spells。　Thicknesse　had　fallen　to　the　ground　with　tiny　spikes　erupting　all　over　him；　he　seemed　to　be　turning　into　some　form　of　sea　urchin。　Fred　looked　at　Percy　with　glee。
〃You　actually　iarei　joking；　Perce。　。　。　。　I　don't　think　I've　heard　you　joke　since　you　were　…〃
The　air　exploded。　They　had　been　grouped　together；　Harry；　Ron；　Hermione；　Fred；　and　Percy；　the　two　Death　Eaters　at　their　feet；　one　Stunned；　the　other　Transfigured；　and　in　that　fragment　of　a　moment；　when　danger　seemed　temporarily　at　bay；　the　world　was　rent　apart；　Harry　felt　himself　flying　through　the　air；　and　all　he　could　do　was　hold　as　tightly　as　possible　to　that　thin　stick　of　wood　that　was　his　one　and　only　weapon；　and　shield　his　head　in　his　arms：　He　heard　the　screams　and　yells　of　his　companions　without　a　hope　of　knowing　what　had　happened　to　them　…
And　then　the　world　resolved　itself　into　pain　and　semidarkness：　He　was　half　buried　in　the　wreckage　of　a　corridor　that　had　been　subjected　to　a　terrible　attack。　Cold　air　told　him　that　the　side　of　the　castle　had　been　blown　away；　and　hot　stickiness　on　his　cheek　told　him　that　he　was　bleeding　copiously。　Then　he　heard　a　terrible　cry　that　pulled　at　his　insides；　that　expressed　agony　of　a　kind　neither　flame　nor　curse　could　cause；　and　he　stood　up；　swaying；　more　frightened　than　he　had　been　that　day；　more　frightened；　perhaps；　than　he　had　been　in　his　life。　。　。　。
And　Hermione　was　struggling　to　her　feet　in　the　wreckage；　and　three　redheaded　men　were　grouped　on　the　ground　where　the　wall　had　blasted　apart。　Harry　grabbed　Hermione's　hand　as　they　staggered　and　stumbled　over　stone　and　wood。
〃No　…　no　…　no！〃　someone　was　shouting。　〃No！　Fred！　No！〃
And　Percy　was　shaking　his　brother；　and　Ron　was　kneeling　beside　them；　and　Fred's　eyes　stared　without　seeing；　the　ghost　of　his　last　laugh　still　etched　upon　his　face。

pC0=〃Chapter　Thirty…Two：　The　Elder　Wand〃
bChapter　Thirty…Two
iThe　Elder　Wandib
The　world　had　ended；　so　why　had　the　battle　not　ceased；　the　castle　fallen　silent　in　horror；　and　every　combatant　laid　down　their　arms？　Harry's　mind　was　in　free　fall；　spinning　out　of　control；　unable　to　grasp　the　impossibility；　because　Fred　Weasley　could　not　be　dead；　the　evidence　of　all　his　senses　must　be　lyinga150a150　And　then　a　body　fell　past　the　hole　blown　into　the　side　of　the
school　and　curses　flew　in　at　them　from　the　darkness；　hitting　the　wall　behind　their　heads。　〃Get　down！〃　Harry　shouted；　as　more　curses　flew　through　the　night：　He　and　Ron　had　both　grabbed　Hermione　and　pulled　her　to　the　floor；　but　Percy　lay　across　Fred's　body；　shielding　it　from　further　harrm；　and　when　Harry　shouted　〃Percy；　come　on；　we've　got　to　move！〃　he　shook　his　head。　〃Percy！〃　Harry　saw　tear　tracks　streaking　the　grime　coating　ron's　face　as　he　sezied　his　elder　brother's　shoulders　and　pulled；　but　Percy　would　not　budge。　〃Percy；　you　can't　do　anything　for　him！　We're　going　toa150a150〃　Hermione　screamed；　and　Harry；　turning；　did　not　need　to　ask　why。　A　monstrous　spider　the　size　of　a　small　car　was　trying　to　climb　through　the　huge　hole　in　the　wall。　one　of　Aragog's　descendants　had　joined　the　fight。　Ron　and　Harry　shouted　together；　their　spells　collided　and　the　monster　was　blown　backward；　its　legs　jerking　horribly；　and　vanished　into　the　darkness。　〃It　brought　friends！〃　Harry　called　to　the　others；　glancing　over　the　edge　of　the　castle　through　the　hole　in　the　wall　the　curses　had　blasted。　More　giant　spiders　were　climbing　the　side　of　the　building；　liberated　from　the　Forbidden　Forest；　into　which　the　Death　Eaters　must　have　penetrated。　Harry　fired　Stunning　Spells　down　upon　them；　knocking　the　lead　monster　into　its　fellows；　so　that　they　rolled　back　down　the　building　and　out　of　sight。　Then　more　curses　came　soaring　over　Harry's　head；　so　close　he　felt　the　force　of　them　blow　his　hair。　〃Let's　move；　NOW！〃　Pushing　Hermione　ahead　of　him　with　ron；　Harry　stooped　to　seize　Fred's　body　under　the　armpit。　Percy；　realizing　what　Harry　was　trying　to　do；　stopped　clinging　to　the　body　and　helped：　together；　crouching　low　to　avoid　the　curses　flying　at　them　from　the　grounds；　they　hauled　Fred　out　of　the　way。　〃Here；〃　said　Harry；　and　they　placed　him　in　a　niche　where　a　suit　of　armor　had　stood　earlier。　He　could　not　bear　to　look　at　Fred　a　second　longer　than　he　had　to；　and　after　making　sure　that　the　body　was　well…　hidden；　he　took　off　after　ron　and　Hermione。　Malfoy　and　Goyle　had　vanished　but　at　the　end　of　the　corridor；　which　was　now　full　of　dust　and　falling　masonry；　glass　long　gone　from　windows；　he　saw　many　people　running　backward　and　forward；　whether　friends　or　foes　he　could　not　tell。　Rounding　the　corner；　Percy　let　out　a　bull…like　roar：　〃ROOKWOOD！〃　and　sprinted　off　in　the　direction　of　a　tall　man；　who　was　pursuing　a　couple　of　students。　〃Harry；　in　here！〃　Hermione　screamed。　She　had　pulled　Ron　behind　a　tapestry。　They　seemed　to　be　wrestling　together；　and　for　one　mad　second　Harry　thought　that　they　were
embracing　again；　then　hhe　saw　that　Hermione　was　trying　to　restrain　Ron；　to　stop　him　running　after　Percy。　〃Listen　to　mea150a150LISTEN　RON！〃　〃I　wanna　helpa150a150I　wanna　kill　Death　Eatersa150a150〃　His　face　was　contorted；　smeared　with　dust　and　smoke；　and　he　was　shaking　with　rage　and　grief。　〃ron；　we're　the　only　ones　who　can　end　it！　Pleasea150a150rona150a150we　need　the　snake；　we've　got　to　kill　the　snake！〃　said　Hermione。　But　Harry　knew　how　Ron　felt：　Pursuing　another　Horcrux　could　not　bring　the　satisfaction　of　revenge；　he　too　wanted　to　fight；　to　punish　them；　the　people　who　had　killed　Fred；　and　he　wanted　to　find　the　other　Weasleys；　and　above　all　make　sure；　make　quite　sure；　that　Ginny　was　nota150a150but　he　could　not　permit　that　idea　to　form　in　his　minda150a150　〃We　will　fight！〃　Hermione　said。　〃We'll　have　to；　to　reach　the　snake！　But　let's　not　lose　sight　now　of　what　we're　supposed　to　be　d…doing！　We're　the　only　ones　who　can　end　it！〃　She　was　crying　too；　and　she　wiped　her　face　on　her　torn　and　singed　sleeve　as　she　spoke；　but　she　took　great　heaving　breaths　to　calm　herself　as；　still　keeping　a　tight　hold　on　ron；　she　turned　to　Harry。　〃You　need　to　find　out　where　Voldemort　is；　because　he'll　have　the　snake　with　him；　won't　he？　Do　it；　Harrya150a150look　inside　him！〃　Why　was　it　so　easy？　Because　his　scar　had　been　burning　for　hours；　yearning　to　show　him　Voldemort's　thoughts？　He　closed　his　eyes　on　her　command；　and　at　once；　the　screams　and　bangs　and　all　the　discordant　sounds　of　the　battle　were　drowned　until　they　became　distant；　as　though　he　stood　far；　far　away　from　them。。。　He　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　a　desolate　but　strangely　familiar　room；　with　peeling　paper　on　the　walls　and　all　the　windows　boarded　up　except　for　one。　The　sounds　of　the　assault　on　the　castle　were　muffled　and　distant。　The　single　unblocked　window　revealed　distant　bursts　of　light　where　the　castle　stood；　but　inside　the　room　was　dark　except　for　a　solitary　oil　lamp。　He　was　rolling　his　wand　between　his　figners；　watching　it；　his　thoughts　on　the　room　in　the　castle；　the　secret　room　only　he　had　ever　found；　the　room；　like　the　chamber；　that　you　had　to　be　clever　and　cunning　and　inquisitive　to　discover。。。He　was　confident　that　the　boy　would　not　find　the　diadem。。。although　Dumbledore's　puppet