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第4章 自杀了？

`Spirit.' said Scrooge in a broken voice,' remove me from this place.'

‘But what ARE Dementoids?’ asked Uncle Vernon furiously. ‘What do they DO?’

‘I did not,’ said I.

‘How come you fell over, son?’ said Uncle Vernon, in an unnaturally quiet voice, the kind of voice he might adopt at the bedside of a very ill person.

‘Dumbledore's name is mud with the Ministry these days, see,’ said Fred. ‘They all think he's just making trouble saying You-Know-Who's back.’

(rises)

‘Christmas before last Sirius gave me a knife that'll open any lock,’ said Harry. ‘So even if she's bewitched the door so Alahomora won't work, which I bet she has— ’

‘I'm in detention!’ Harry yelled after her as she stalked away. ‘D'you think I'd rather be stuck in a room with that old toad or playing Quidditch?’

‘He was bluffing,’ said Ernie, looking appalled. ‘He can't be allowed to dock points ... that would be ridiculous ... it would completely undermine the prefect system.’