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"No, I see what you mean," said Luna seriously"Well then, I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning "Well reasoned," said the voice, and the door swung open The deserted Ravenclaw common room was a wide, circular room, airier than any Harry had ever seen at HogwartsGraceful arched windows punctuated the walls, which were hung with blue-and-bronze silksBy day, the Ravenclaws would have a spectacular view of the surrounding mountainsThe ceiling was domed and painted with stars, which were echoed in the midnight-blue carpetThere were tables, chairs, and bookcases, and in a niche opposite the door stood a tall statue of white marble Harry recognized Rowena Ravenclaw from the bust he had seen at Luna's houseThe statue stood beside a door that led, he guessed, to dormitories aboveHe strode right up to the marble woman, and she seemed to look back at him with a quizzical half smile on her face, beautiful yet slightly intimidatingA delicate-looking circlet had been reproduced in marble on top of her headIt was not unlike the tiara miu miu clutch Fleur had worn at her weddingThere were tiny words etched into itHarry stepped out from under the Cloak and climbed up onto Ravenclaw's plinth to read them "'iWit beyond measure is man's greatest treasurei'" "Which makes you pretty skint, witless," said a cackling voice Harry whirled around, slipped off the plinth, and landed on the floorThe sloping-shouldered figure of Alecto Carrow was standing before him, and even as Harry raised his wand, she pressed a stubby forefinger to the skull and snake branded on her forearm pC0="Chapter Thirty: The Sacking of Severus Snape" bChapter Thirty iThe Sacking of Severus Snapeib The moment her finger touched the Mark, Harry's scar burned savagely, the starry room vanished from sight, and he was standing upon an outcrop of rock beneath a cliff, and the sea was washing around him and there was a itriumph in his heart - They have the boyi A loud ibangi brought Harry back to where he stoodDisoriented, he raised his wand, but the witch before him was already falling forward; she hit the chanel quilted replica ground so hard that the glass in the bookcases tinkled "I've never Stunned anyone except in our Dlessons," said Luna, sounding mildly interested"That was noisier than I though it would be And sure enough, the ceiling had begun to tremble Scurrying, echoing footsteps were growing louder from behind the door leading to the dormitoriesLuna's spell had woken Ravenclaws sleeping above "Luna, where are you? I need to get under the Cloak!" Luna's feet appeared out of nowhere,; he hurried to her side and she let the Cloak fall back over them as the door opened and a stream of Ravenclaws, all in their nightclothes, flooded into the common roomthere were gasps and cries of surprise as they saw Alecto lying there unconsciousSlowly they shuffled in around her, a savage beast that might wake at any moment and attack themThen one brave little first-year darted up to her and prodded her backside with his big toe "I think she might be dead!" he shouted with delight "Oh look," whispered Luna happily, as the Ravenclaws crowded in around Alecto"They're replica tiffany jewelry pleased!" "Yeah" Harry closed his eyes, and as his scar throbbed he chose to sink again into Voldemort's mindHe was moving along the tunnel into the first caveHe had chosen to make sure of the locker before comingut that would not take him long There was a rap on the common room door and every Ravenclaw frozeFrom the other side, Harry heard the soft, musical voice that issued from the eagle door knocker: "Where do Vanished objects go?" "I dunno, do I? Shut it!" snarled an uncouth voice that Harry knew was that of the Carrow brother , Amycus, "Alecto? iAlecto?i Are you there? Have you got him? Open the door!" The Ravenclaws were whispering amongst themselves, terrifiedThen without warning, there came a series of loud bangs, as though somebody was firing a gun into the door "iALECTO!i If he comes, and we haven't got Potter a150a150d'you want to go the same way as the Malfoys? ANSWER ME!" Amycus bellowed, shaking the door for all he was worth, but still it did not openThe Ravenclaws were all backing away, and some of the most frightened fendi spy bags began scampering back up the stair case to their bedsThen, just as Harry was wondering whether he ought not to blast open the door and Stun Amycus before the Death Eater could do anything else, a second, most familiar voice rang out beyond the door "May I ask what you are doing, Professor Carrow?" "Tryinga151to geta150a150 through this damneda150a150 door!" shouted Amycus"Go and get Flitwick! Get him to open it, now!" "But isn't your sister in there" asked Professor McGonagall"Didn't Professor Flitwick let her in earlier this evening, at your urgent request? Perhaps she could open the door for you? Then you needn't wake up half the castle "She ain't answering, you old besom! iYoui open it! Garn! Do it, now!" "Certainly, if you wish it," said Professor McGonagall, with awful coldness, There was a genteel tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again "Where do Vanished objects go?" "Into non being, which is to say, everything," replied Professor McGonagall "Nicely phrased," replied the eagle door knocker, and the door swung gucci faux