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No one could wait for the holidays to start.
Nikdo se nemohl dočkat začátku prázdnin.
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Vůbec se nelitoval; tohle budou pravděpodobně ty nejlepší Vánoce, jaké kdy měl.
He didn’t feel sorry for himself at all; this would probably be the best Christmas he’d ever had.
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našli velkou jedli, která blokovala chodbu před nimi.
they found a large fir tree blocking the corridor ahead.
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„Ahoj, Hagride, chceš pomoc?“ zeptal se Ron a strčil hlavu mezi větve.
‘Hi, Hagrid, want any help?’ Ron asked, sticking his head through the branches.
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‘Would you mind moving out of the way?’ came Malfoy’s cold drawl from behind them.
‘Would you mind moving out of the way?’ came Malfoy’s cold drawl from behind them.
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I suppose – that hut of Hagrid’s must seem like a palace compared to what your family’s used to.’
I suppose – that hut of Hagrid’s must seem like a palace compared to what your family’s used to.’
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‘I’ll get him,’ said Ron, grinding his teeth at Malfoy’s back, ‘one of these days, I’ll get him –’
‘I’ll get him,’ said Ron, grinding his teeth at Malfoy’s back, ‘one of these days, I’ll get him –’
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Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls
Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls
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Professor Flitwick, who had golden bubbles blossoming out of his wand and was trailing them over the branches of the new tree.
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‘Ever since you mentioned Nicolas Flamel we’ve been trying to find out who he is.’
‘Ever since you mentioned Nicolas Flamel we’ve been trying to find out who he is.’
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just give us a hint – I know I’ve read his name somewhere.’
just give us a hint – I know I’ve read his name somewhere.’
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They had indeed been searching books for Flamel’s name ever since Hagrid had let it slip, because how else were they going to find out what Snape was trying to steal?
They had indeed been searching books for Flamel’s name ever since Hagrid had let it slip, because how else were they going to find out what Snape was trying to steal?
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the sheer size of the library;
the sheer size of the library;
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Ron strode off down a row of books and started pulling them off the shelves at random.
Ron strode off down a row of books and started pulling them off the shelves at random.
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you needed a specially signed note from one of the teachers to look in any of the restricted books and he knew he’d never get one.
you needed a specially signed note from one of the teachers to look in any of the restricted books and he knew he’d never get one.
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Madam Pince the librarian brandished a feather duster at him.
Madam Pince the librarian brandished a feather duster at him.
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Wishing he’d been a bit quicker at thinking up some story, Harry left the library.
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they couldn’t risk Snape hearing what they were up to.
they couldn’t risk Snape hearing what they were up to.
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They had been looking for a fortnight, after all, but as they only had odd moments between lessons it wasn’t surprising they’d found nothing.
They had been looking for a fortnight, after all, but as they only had odd moments between lessons it wasn’t surprising they’d found nothing.
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What they really needed was a nice long search without Madam Pince breathing down their necks.
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Once the holidays had started, Ron and Harry were having too good a time to think much about Flamel.
Once the holidays had started, Ron and Harry were having too good a time to think much about Flamel.
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They had the dormitory to themselves and the common room was far emptier than usual, so they were able to get the good armchairs by the fire.
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eating anything they could spear on a toasting fork – bread, crumpets, marshmallows – and plotting ways of getting Malfoy expelled, which were fun to talk about even if they wouldn’t work.
eating anything they could spear on a toasting fork – bread, crumpets, marshmallows – and plotting ways of getting Malfoy expelled, which were fun to talk about even if they wouldn’t work.
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Like everything else he owned, it had once belonged to someone else in his family
Like everything else he owned, it had once belonged to someone else in his family
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However, old chessmen weren’t a drawback at all.
However, old chessmen weren’t a drawback at all.
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they kept shouting different bits of advice at him, which was confusing:
they kept shouting different bits of advice at him, which was confusing:
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On Christmas Eve, Harry went to bed looking forward to the next day for the food and the fun, but not expecting any presents at all.
On Christmas Eve, Harry went to bed looking forward to the next day for the food and the fun, but not expecting any presents at all.
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‘What did you expect, turnips?’ said Ron,
‘What did you expect, turnips?’ said Ron,
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Inside was a roughly cut wooden flute. Hagrid had obviously whittled it himself. Harry blew it – it sounded a bit like an owl.
Inside was a roughly cut wooden flute. Hagrid had obviously whittled it himself. Harry blew it – it sounded a bit like an owl.
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Sellotaped to the note was a fifty-pence piece.
Sellotaped to the note was a fifty-pence piece.
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‘You can keep it,’ said Harry, laughing at how pleased Ron was.
‘You can keep it,’ said Harry, laughing at how pleased Ron was.
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Something fluid and silvery grey went slithering to the floor, where it lay in gleaming folds.
Something fluid and silvery grey went slithering to the floor, where it lay in gleaming folds.
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‘It’s an Invisibility Cloak,’ said Ron, a look of awe on his face .
‘It’s an Invisibility Cloak,’ said Ron, a look of awe on his face .
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Harry threw the Cloak around his shoulders and Ron gave a yell.
Harry threw the Cloak around his shoulders and Ron gave a yell.
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Harry looked down at his feet, but they had gone. He dashed to the mirror. Sure enough , his reflection looked back at him, just his head suspended in mid-air, his body completely invisible.
Harry looked down at his feet, but they had gone. He dashed to the mirror. Sure enough , his reflection looked back at him, just his head suspended in mid-air, his body completely invisible.
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‘There’s a note!’ said Ron suddenly. ‘A note fell out of it!’
‘There’s a note!’ said Ron suddenly. ‘A note fell out of it!’
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Written in narrow, loopy writing he had never seen before were the following words:
Written in narrow, loopy writing he had never seen before were the following words:
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‘I’d give anything for one of these ,’ he said.
‘I’d give anything for one of these ,’ he said.
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Before he could say or think anything else, the dormitory door was flung open and Fred and George Weasley bounded in.
Before he could say or think anything else, the dormitory door was flung open and Fred and George Weasley bounded in.
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He stuffed the Cloak quickly out of sight.
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‘Harry’s is better than ours, though,’ said Fred, holding up Harry’s jumper. ‘She obviously makes more of an effort if you’re not family.’
‘Harry’s is better than ours, though,’ said Fred, holding up Harry’s jumper. ‘She obviously makes more of an effort if you’re not family.’
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‘I hate maroon,’ Ron moaned half-heartedly as he pulled it over his head.
‘I hate maroon,’ Ron moaned half-heartedly as he pulled it over his head.
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‘I – don’t – want –’ said Percy thickly, as the twins forced the jumper over his head, knocking his glasses askew.
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They frog-marched Percy from the room, his arms pinned to his sides by his jumper.
They frog-marched Percy from the room, his arms pinned to his sides by his jumper.
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A hundred fat, roast turkeys, mountains of roast and boiled potatoes, platters of fat chipolatas, tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce – and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table.
A hundred fat, roast turkeys, mountains of roast and boiled potatoes, platters of fat chipolatas, tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce – and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table.
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flimsy paper hats.
flimsy paper hats.
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went off with a blast like a cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke,
went off with a blast like a cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke,
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Flaming Christmas puddings followed the turkey.
Flaming Christmas puddings followed the turkey.
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Percy nearly broke his teeth on a silver Sickle embedded in his slice.
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Harry watched Hagrid getting redder and redder in the face as he called for more wine, finally kissing Professor McGonagall on the cheek, who, to Harry’s amazement , giggled and blushed, her top hat lop-sided.
Harry watched Hagrid getting redder and redder in the face as he called for more wine, finally kissing Professor McGonagall on the cheek, who, to Harry’s amazement , giggled and blushed, her top hat lop-sided.
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he was laden down with a stack of things out of the crackers,
he was laden down with a stack of things out of the crackers,
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Harry and the Weasleys spent a happy afternoon having a furious snowball fight in the grounds.
Harry and the Weasleys spent a happy afternoon having a furious snowball fight in the grounds.
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Harry broke in his new chess set by losing spectacularly to Ron.
Harry broke in his new chess set by losing spectacularly to Ron.
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He suspected he wouldn’t have lost so badly if Percy hadn’t tried to help him so much.
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It had been Harry’s best Christmas day ever.
It had been Harry’s best Christmas day ever.
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Yet something had been nagging at the back of his mind all day.
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Ron, full of turkey and cake and with nothing mysterious to bother him, fell asleep almost as soon as he’d drawn the curtains of his four-poster
Ron, full of turkey and cake and with nothing mysterious to bother him, fell asleep almost as soon as he’d drawn the curtains of his four-poster
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Suddenly, Harry felt wide awake.
Suddenly, Harry felt wide awake.
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Excitement flooded through him
Excitement flooded through him
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‘Who’s there?’ squawked the Fat Lady.
‘Who’s there?’ squawked the Fat Lady.
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He set off, drawing the Invisibility Cloak tight around him as he walked.
He set off, drawing the Invisibility Cloak tight around him as he walked.
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The library was pitch black and very eerie.
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the sight gave him the creeps.
the sight gave him the creeps.
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The hairs on the back of Harry’s neck prickled. Maybe he was imagining it, maybe not, but he thought a faint whispering was coming from the books,
The hairs on the back of Harry’s neck prickled. Maybe he was imagining it, maybe not, but he thought a faint whispering was coming from the books,
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A piercing, blood-curdling shriek split the silence – the book was screaming!
A piercing, blood-curdling shriek split the silence – the book was screaming!
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He stumbled backwards and knocked over his lamp, which went out at once.
He stumbled backwards and knocked over his lamp, which went out at once.
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Harry slipped under Filch’s outstretched arm and streaked off up the corridor, the book’s shrieks still ringing in his ears.
Harry slipped under Filch’s outstretched arm and streaked off up the corridor, the book’s shrieks still ringing in his ears.
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He came to a sudden halt in front of a tall suit of armour.
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Harry felt the blood drain out of his face.
Harry felt the blood drain out of his face.
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Harry stood rooted to the spot as Filch and Snape came around the corner ahead.
Harry stood rooted to the spot as Filch and Snape came around the corner ahead.
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the Cloak didn’t stop him being solid.
the Cloak didn’t stop him being solid.
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He backed away as quietly as he could. A door stood ajar to his left. It was his only hope. He squeezed through it, holding his breath, trying not to move it, and to his relief he managed to get inside the room
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listening to their footsteps dying away.
listening to their footsteps dying away.
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propped against the wall
propped against the wall
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There was an inscription carved around the top:
There was an inscription carved around the top:
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His panic fading now that there was no sound of Filch
His panic fading now that there was no sound of Filch
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He had to clap his hands to his mouth to stop himself screaming
He had to clap his hands to his mouth to stop himself screaming
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The reflections did not fade and he looked and looked until a distant noise brought him back to his senses.
The reflections did not fade and he looked and looked until a distant noise brought him back to his senses.
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What Harry feared most was that he might not be able to find the mirror room again
What Harry feared most was that he might not be able to find the mirror room again
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Just as Ron started moaning that his feet were dead with cold, Harry spotted the suit of armour.
Just as Ron started moaning that his feet were dead with cold, Harry spotted the suit of armour.
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Ron in his paisley pyjamas.
Ron in his paisley pyjamas.
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A sudden noise outside in the corridor put an end to their discussion . They hadn’t realised how loudly they had been talking.
A sudden noise outside in the corridor put an end to their discussion . They hadn’t realised how loudly they had been talking.
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you’ve had too many close shaves already.
you’ve had too many close shaves already.
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Harry felt as though his insides had turned to ice.
Harry felt as though his insides had turned to ice.
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Ronald Weasley, who has always been overshadowed by his brothers, sees himself standing alone, the best of all of them.
Ronald Weasley, who has always been overshadowed by his brothers, sees himself standing alone, the best of all of them.
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.
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It was only when he was back in bed that it struck Harry that Dumbledore might not have been quite truthful.
It was only when he was back in bed that it struck Harry that Dumbledore might not have been quite truthful.
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