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.
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