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Voldemort's curse hit Mad-Eye full in the face, he fell backward off his broom and - there was nothing we could do, nothing, we had half a dozen of them on our own tail -"
Bill's voice broke
"Of course you couldn't have done anything," said Lupin
They all stood looking at each otherHarry could not quite comprehend itMad-Eye dead; it could not be Mad-Eye, so tough, so brave, the consummate survivor
At last it seemed to dawn on everyone, though nobody said it, that there was no point of waiting in the yard anymore, and in silence they followed MrWeasley back into the Burrow, and into the living room, where Fred and George were laughing together
"What's wrong?" said Fred, scanning their faces as they entered, "What's happened? Who's a150a150?"
"Mad-Eye," said Mr
The twins' grins turned to grimaces of shockNobody seemed to know what to doTonks was crying replica omega seamaster planet ocean silently into a handkerchief: She had been close to Mad-Eye, Harry knew, his favorite and his prota233ga233e at the Ministry of MagicHagrid, who had sat down on the floor in the corner where he had most space, was dabbing at his eyes with his tablecloth-sized handkerchief
Bill walked over to the sideboard and pulled out a bottle of fire-whisky and some glasses
"Here," he said, and with a wave of his wand, eh sent twelve full glasses soaring through the room to each of them, holding the thirteenth aloft
"Mad-Eye," they all said, and drank
"Mad-Eye," echoed Hagrid, a little late, with a hiccupThe firewhisky seared Harry's throatIt seemed to burn feeling back into him, dispelling the numbness and sense of unreality firing him with something that was like courage
"So Mundungus disappeared?" said Lupin, who had drained his own glass in one
The atmosphere changed mulberry bayswater bag at onceEverybody looked tense, watching Lupin, both wanting him to go on, it seemed to Harry, and slightly afraid of what they might hear
"I know what you're thinking," said Bill, "and I wondered that too, on the way back here, because they seemed to be expecting us, didn't they? But Mundungus can't have betrayed usThey didn't know there would be seven Harrys, that confused them the
moment we appeared, and in case you've forgotten, it was Mundungus who suggested that little bit of skullduggeryWhy wouldn't he have told them the essential point? I think Dung panicked, it's as simple as thatHe didn't want to come in the first place, but Mad-Eye made him, and You-Know-Who went straight for themIt was enough to make anyone panic
"You-Know-Who acted exactly as Mad-Eye expected him to," sniffed Tonks"Mad-Eye said he'd expect the real Harry to be with the toughest, borse louis vuitton most skilled AurorsHe chased Mad-Eye first, and when Mundungus gave them away he switched to Kingsley"
"Yes, and zat eez all very good," snapped Fleur, "but still eet does not explain 'ow zey know we were moving 'Arry tonight, does eet? Somebody must 'ave been carelessSomebody let slip ze date to an outsiderIt is ze only explanation for zem knowing ze date but not ze 'ole plan
She glared around at them all, tear tracks still etched on her beautiful face, silently daring any of them to contradict herThe only sound to break the silence was that of Hagrid hiccupping from behind his handkerchiefHarry glanced at Hagrid, who had just risked his own life to save Harry's - Hagrid, whom he loved, whom he trusted, who had once been tricked into giving Voldemort crucial information in exchange for a dragon's egg
"No," Harry said aloud, and they all looked at him, rolex vintage women's watch surprised: The firewhisky seemed to have amplified his voiceif somebody made a mistake," Harry went on, "and let something slip, I know they didn't mean to do itIt's not their fault," he repeated, again a little louder than he would usually have spoken"We've got to trust each otherI trust all of you, I don't think anyone in this room would ever sell me to Voldemort
More silence followed his wordsThey were all looking at him; Harry felt a little hot again, and drank some more firewhisky for something to doAs he drank, he thought of Mad-EyeMad-Eye had always been scathing about Dumbledore's willingness to trust people
"Well said, Harry," said Fred unexpectedly
"Year, 'ear, 'ear," said George, with half a glance at Fred, the corner of whose mouth twitched
Lupin was wearing an odd expression as he looked at HarryIt was close to pitying
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