Professor Grubbly-Plank pulled a monocle out of the inside of her robes and screwed it into her eye, to examine Hedwig's wing closely. 'I should be able to sort this out if you leave her with me, Potter,' she said, 'she shouldn't be flying long distances for a few days, in any case.'They trudged down the stone steps to the dungeons for Potions, all three of them, lost in thought, but as they reached the bottom of the steps they were recalled to themselves by the voice of Draco Malfoy, who was standing just outside Snape's classroom door, waving around an official-looking piece of parchment and talking much louder than was necessary so that they could hear every word. ( 2020-01-21 )

'Now . . . how long have you been teaching at Hogwarts?' she asked, her quill poised over her clipboard.'It was a very, very close call last night,' said Hermione. 'I just wonder if Umbridge knows how close it was. Silendo.' ( 2020-01-21 )

'Did you see him?' said Ron, looking horrified. 'Did you . . . get a vision, or something?''This isn't a coincidence,' he said, his hands forming fists. 'She knows.' ( 2020-01-21 )

'Why was Dung hiding from us?' asked Ron, sounding disappointed. 'We'd've liked to've seen him.''What?' said Harry and Ron together. ( 2020-01-21 )

He peered out of a window at the blustery, overcast grounds. There was no sign of her anywhere near Hagrid's cabin; if she was not teaching, she was probably in the staff room. He set off downstairs, Hedwig hooting feebly as she swayed on his shoulder.'Injured owl, did you say?' ( 2020-01-21 )

It seemed, however, that he was not the only person in Divination who was in a temper. Professor Trelawney slammed a copy of the Oracle down on the table between Harry and Ron and swept away, her lips pursed; she threw the next copy of the Oracle at Seamus and Dean, narrowly avoiding Seamus's head, and thrust the final one into Neville's chest with such force that he slipped off his pouffe.She took a great shuddering breath and looked away from Parvati, angry tears spilling from under her glasses. ( 2020-01-21 )

'Ooooh, urgent, is it?' said the other gargoyle in a high-pitched voice. 'Well, that's put us in our place, hasn't it?'Two fourth-year girls came zooming gleefully down the stone slide. ( 2020-01-21 )