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could see one person who didn't look happy at all. Percy was visible over the heads of some excited first-years, and he seemed to be trying to get near enough to start telling them off. Harry nudged Ron in the ribs and nodded in Percy's direction. Ron got the point at once.

'Got to get upstairs – bit tired,' he said, and the two of them started pushing their way towards the door on the other side of the room, which led to a spiral staircase and the dormitories.

'Night,' Harry called back to Hermione, who was wearing a scowl just like Percy's.

They managed to get to the other side of the common room, still having their backs slapped, and gained the peace of the stair- case. They hurried up it, right to the top, and at last reached the door of their old dormitory, which now had a sign on it saying 'second-years'. They entered the familiar, circular room, with its five four-posters hung with red velvet and its high, narrow windows. Their trunks had been brought up for them and placed at the ends of their beds.

Ron grinned guiltily at Harry.

'I know I shouldn't've enjoyed that or anything, but –'

The dormitory door flew open and in came the other secondyear Gryffindor boys, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas and Neville Longbottom.

'Unbelievable!' beamed Seamus.

'Cool,' said Dean.

'Amazing,' said Neville, awestruck. Harry couldn't help it. He grinned, too.

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