“Professor Dumbledore himself told you how difficult this test was going to be. Hermione insisted once again on levitating him down the stairs. Many of them will take nearly that long to brew just by themselves. “Could you teach us that one in the meeting tonight?” asked a Ravenclaw named Anne. What would he think if he found out that my dad’s a muggle.”
Hearing that was one thing that Harry had not counted on, but he eventually said, “Never underestimate how much a man might be willing to change for someone he loves.”
“I don’t know if I would go that far,” Cassidy said, “but the least I owe him is a thank you for the gift.”
“If you wait here for a few minutes,” Harry said with a smile, “I’ll just go and get something you can give to him and bring it back to you.”
Harry turned and walked toward the portrait hole and had almost reached it when Cassidy said, “Harry?”
Harry stopped and turned to look back at where she stood.
