Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling [0]
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Contents
ONE - The Dark Lord Ascending
TWO - In Memoriam
THREE - The Dursleys Departing
FOUR - The Seven Potters
FIVE - Fallen Warrior
SIX - The Ghoul in Pajamas
SEVEN - The Will of Albus Dumbledore
EIGHT - The Wedding
NINE - A Place to Hide
TEN - Kreacher’s Tale
ELEVEN - The Bribe
TWELVE - Magic is Might
THIRTEEN - The Muggle-born Registration Commission
FOURTEEN - The Thief
FIFTEEN - The Goblin's Revenge
SIXTEEN - Godric's Hollow
SEVENTEEN - Bathilda's Secret
EIGHTEEN - The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
NINETEEN - The Silver Doe
TWENTY - Xenophilius Lovegood
TWENTY-ONE - The Tale of the Three Brothers
TWENTY-TWO - The Deathly Hallows
TWENTY-THREE - Malfoy Manor
TWENTY-FOUR - The Wandmaker
TWENTY-FIVE - Shell Cottage
TWENTY-SIX - Gringotts
TWENTY-SEVEN - The Final Hiding Place
TWENTY-EIGHT - The Missing Mirror
TWENTY-NINE - The Lost Diadem
THIRTY - The Sacking of Severus Snape
THIRTY-ONE - The Battle of Hogwarts
THIRTY-TWO - The Elder Wand
THIRTY-THREE - The Prince's Tale
THIRTY-FOUR - The Forest Again
THIRTY-FIVE - King's Cross
THIRTY-SIX - The Flaw in the Plan
EPILOGUE - Nineteen Years Later
The Dark Lord Ascending
The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands directed at each other’s chests; then, recognizing each other, they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and started walking briskly in the same direction.
“News?” asked the taller of the two.
“The best,” replied Severus Snape.
The lane was bordered on the left by wild, low-growing brambles, on the right by a high, neatly manicured hedge. The men’s long cloaks flapped around their ankles as they marched.
“Thought I might be late,” said Yaxley, his blunt features sliding in and out of sight as the branches of overhanging trees broke the moonlight. “It was a little trickier than I expected. But I hope he will be satisfied. You sound confident that your reception will be good?”
Snape nodded, but did not elaborate. They turned right, into a wide driveway that led off the lane. The high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men’s way. Neither of them broke step: In silence both raised their left arms in a kind of salute and passed straight through, as though the dark metal were smoke.
The yew hedges muffled the sound of the men’s footsteps. There was a rustle somewhere to their right: Yaxley drew his wand again, pointing it over his companion’s head, but the source of the noise proved to be nothing more than a pure-white peacock,