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Ron sees the back of Harry’s hand, and Harry finally tells him the truth about detention. Ron suggests that he tell Dumbledore, but Harry refuses. At his final detention on Friday, Harry strains to watch Ron’s Keeper tryout from the window.
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Dec 20, 2018 · Harry and company rush to see Professor Dumbledore, but Professor McGonagall tells them that Dumbledore just left on business for the Ministry of Magic. She asks why they have to see him so urgently and Harry tells her it’s about the Philosopher’s Stone.
Harry, quite unpleasantly surprised to be called upon by Snape, cannot imagine what he would want with him. Snape tells Harry that Dumbledore has instructed him to conduct private Occlumency lessons with Harry every week.
After hearing this information, Harry, Ron, and Hermione bolt inside, figuring that Snape or Voldemort must have been the hooded stranger. When they see Professor McGonagall, they ask to see Professor Dumbledore. McGonagall reveals that he left ten minutes prior to fly to the Ministry of Magic on urgent business.
- "Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it. "
- "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
- "People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right."
- "It is my belief that the truth is generally preferable to lies."
In this moment, Harry and Ron support each other in order to help them overcome their fears: Ron’s intense fear of spiders, and Harry’s fear of the Forbidden Forest (where he had been face to face with Voldemort a year prior).
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Harry and his friends rush to find Dumbledore to tell him this news, but they run into McGonagall, who informs them that Dumbledore has been called off to London by the Ministry of Magic. Harry convinces Hermione and Ron that they need to grab the stone that night.