“No.AndonlyaMalfoyanopenit,sotheyouldn’tevenlookfortrialpurposes.”
“Wellthat’sastupidrule.”
“Maybe,maybenot.Somefamiliesstorethebonesoftheiraorsinthere.”
“What?”
“ReaditintheQuibbler.”
Harryshookhishead.“Let’sjustgodowntodinner.”
ThetwojoinedtheirfellowstudentsintheGreatHallandRonfilledHermioneinonwhathisfatherhadwrittentohim.Shedidn’tsayanythingatfirst,butanyreplyshewouldhavemadewasutoffbyDumbledoresignalingforsileneintheGreatHall.
“Ihaveanimportantantomake.Hogwartsisgoingtobereeivingaguestforafewmonths.Iaskthatyouallbeespeiallyourteoustohimduringhisstayhere.Hewillbearrivingtertonight.Nowtukin.”
Asthefoodappearedasitdideverynight,HarrylookedsuspiiouslyatDumbledore.Aguest?Harryhadasinkingsuspiionheknewwhothatguestwas,buthehopedhewaswrong.
“Anyguesseswhothatis?”Ronaskedsarastially.
“Obviouslyit’sMalfoy,”Hermionespokequietly.
“Wonderwhyhedidn’tjustannouneit,”Harrywondered.
“bsp;youimaginewhatthatwouldhavestarted?”Hermioneasked.“Ithinkhewassmartnottoannouneit.Waituntilthestudents’parentsaretoldthathe’sibeforetellingtheshool.”
“Thatdoesmakesomesense,”Ronadmitted.
“ButdoesthatmeanDumbledorebelievesMalfoy?”Harryasked.“Imean,Dumbledorewasthere.HesawMalfoy.HowanhebelievethatMalfoyisn’taDeathEater?”
“MaybeMalfoy’saspylikeSnape.”HermionespokelowsothatonlyHarryandRonouldhear.
“Ifheis,he’ssureagreatator,”Ronmuttereddarkly.Then,“Youknowsomethingstrange?Ferrethasn’tspokenaboutitone.”
“Thatisstrange,”Harrymurmured.
Throughthepressureinhishead,Draofelthisheartleap.SohisfatherwasomingtoHogwarts?OfourseDumbledoredidn’tomeoutandsaythat,butitmadesenseafterall.FudgewouldwantsomeonelikeDumbledoretoonfirmthathisfatherwasn’taDeathEater…whihinitselfwasreallyfunnybeauseDumbledoreknewthathisfatherwasaDeathEater.Thenagain,DumbledorewastheHeadmasteroftheshool,soshouldn’thehavetheharateristisoftheshool’sfounders?HeertainlywassmartlikeRavenw,andhewasbravelikeGryffindor.ThenumberofHufflepuffqualitiesinDumbledorewasstartling…butSlytherin?Well,hejustprovedhehadSlytherinqualities.LyingtotheMinisterofMagi.Well,Fudgewasanidiot,somaybethatdidn’treallyount.
“Drao?”