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第6章 提前开始的大战

“We haven’t come back to stay,” said Harry, rubbing his scar, trying to soothe the pain. “There’s something important we need to do – ”

“Well!” said Lupin, clapping his hands together and looking around cheerfully. “That seems to clear that up! Severus, I'll take this back, shall I?” He folded the map and tucked it inside his robes. “Harry, Ron, come with me, I need a word about my vampire essay — excuse us, Severus —”

“That's the main road,” said George, peering down through the windshield. “We'll be there in ten minutes… Just as well, it's getting light…”

“We've given up,” said George, shrugging.

“What about our things?” called a girl at the Ravenclaw table. “Our trunks, our owls?”

“What we need,” said Dumbledore slowly, and his light blue eyes moved from Harry to Hermione, “is more time.”

“Well, well,” replied the Jew, with an attempt at pacification

“Then there's no problem, is there?” said Scrimgeour.

“—we're going up to the party together.”