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GILDEROY LOCKHART “Can you believe him?” roared Ron as one of the remaining pix- ies bit him painfully on the ear. “He just wants to give us some hands-on experience,” said Hermione, immobilizing two pixies at once with a clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage. “Hands on?” said Harry, who was trying to grab a pixie dancing out of reach with its tongue out. “Hermione, he didn’t have a clue what he was doing —” “Rubbish,” said Hermione. “You’ve read his books — look at all those amazing things he’s done —” “He says he’s done,” Ron muttered. ‘ 103 ‘