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 the floor。
   Its owner was lying on his side; bleeding from the head; and his attacker was now bearing down upon Harry and Neville: Dolohov; his long pale face twisted with glee。
   'Tarantallegra!' he shouted; his wand pointing at Neville; whose legs went immediately into a kind of frenzied tap…dance; unbalancing him and causing him to fall to the floor again。 'Now; Potter …'
   
   He made the same slashing movement with his wand that he had used on Hermione just as Harry yelled; 'Protege/'
   
   Harry felt something streak across his face like a blunt knife; the force of it knocked him sideways and he fell over Neville's jerking legs; but the Shield Charm had stopped the worst of the spell。
   Dolohov raised his wand again。 'Accio proph…'
   
   Sirius had hurtled out of nowhere; rammed Dolohov with his shoulder and sent him flying out of the way。 The prophecy had again flown to the tips of Harry's fingers but he had managed to cling on to it。 Now Sirius and Dolohov were duelling; their wands flashing like swords; sparks flying from their wand…tips …
   
   Dolohov drew back his wand to make the same slashing movement he had used on Harry and Hermione。 Springing up; Harry yelled; 'Petrificus Totalus!' Once again; Dolohov's arms and legs snapped together and he keeled over backwards; landing with a crash on his back。
   'Nice one!' shouted Sirius; forcing Harry's head down as a pair of Stunning Spells flew towards them。 'Now I want you to get out of…'
   
   They both ducked again; a jet of green light had narrowly missed Sirius。 Across the room Harry saw Tonks fall from halfway up the stone steps; her limp form toppling from stone seat to stone seat and Bellatrix; triumphant; running back towards the fray。
   'Harry; take the prophecy; grab Neville and run!' Sirius yelled; dashing to meet Bellatrix。 Harry did not see what happened next: Kingsley swayed across his field of vision; battling with the pockmarked and no longer masked Rookwood; another jet of green light flew over Harry's head as he launched himself towards Neville …
   
   'Can you stand?' he bellowed in Neville's ear; as Neville's legs jerked and twitched uncontrollably。 'Put your arm round my neck …'
   
   Neville did so … Harry heaved … Neville's legs were still flying in every direction; they would not support him; and then; out of nowhere; a man lunged at them: both fell backwards; Neville's legs waving wildly like an overturned beetle's; Harry with his left arm held up in the air to try to save the small glass ball from being smashed。
   The prophecy; give me the prophecy; Potter!' snarled Lucius Malfoy's voice in his ear; and Harry felt the tip of Malfoy's wand pressing hard between his ribs。
   'No … get … off … me: Neville … catch it!'
   
   Harry flung the prophecy across the floor; Neville span himself around on his back and scooped the ball to his chest。 Malfoy pointed the wand instead at Neville; but Harry jabbed his own wand back over his shoulder and yelled; 'Impedimenta!'
   
   Malfoy was blasted off his back。 As Harry scrambled up again he looked around and saw Malfoy smash into the dais on which Sirius and Bellatrix were now duelling。 Malfoy aimed his wand at Harry and Neville again; but before he could draw breath to strike; Lupin had jumped between them。
   'Harry; round up the others and GO!'
   
   Harry seized Neville by the shoulder of his robes and lifted him bodily on to the first tier of stone steps; Neville's legs twitched and jerked and would not support his weight; Harry heaved again with all the strength he possessed and they climbed another step …
   
   A spell hit the stone bench at Harry's heel; it crumbled away and he fell back to the step below。 Neville sank to the ground; his legs still jerking and thrashing; and he thrust the prophecy into his pocket。
   'e on!' said Harry desperately; hauling at Neville's robes。 'Just try and push with your legs …'
   
   He gave another stupendous heave and Neville's robes tore all along the left seam … the small spun…glass ball dropped from his pocket and; before either of them could catch it; one of Neville's floundering feet kicked it: it flew some ten feet to their right and smashed on the step beneath them。 As both of them stared at the place where it had broken; appalled at what had happened; a pearly…white figure with hugely magnified eyes rose into the air; unnoticed by any but them。 Harry could see its mouth moving; but in all the crashes and screams and yells surrounding them; not one word of the prophecy could he hear。 The figure stopped speaking and dissolved into nothingness。
   'Harry; I'b sorry!' cried Neville; his face anguished as his legs continued to flounder。 I'b so sorry; Harry; I didn'd bean do …'
   
   'It doesn't matter!' Harry shouted。 'Just try and stand; let's get out of …'
   
   'Dubbledore!' said Neville; his sweaty face suddenly transported; staring over Harry's shoulder。
   'What?'
   
   'DUBBLEDORE!'
   
   Harry turned to look where Neville was staring。 Directly above them; framed in the doorway from the Brain Room; stood Albus Dumbledore; his wand aloft; his face white and furious。 Harry felt a kind of electric charge surge through every particle of his body … they were saved。
   Dumbledore sped down the steps past Neville and Harry; who had no more thoughts of leaving。 Dumbledore was already at the foot of the steps when the Death Eaters nearest realised he was there and yelled to the others。 One of the Death Eaters ran for it; scrabbling like a monkey up the stone steps opposite。 Dumbledore's spell pulled him back as easily and effortlessly as though he had hooked him with an invisible line …
   
   Only one pair was still battling; apparently unaware of the new arrival。 Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: he was laughing at her。
   'e on; you can do better than that!' he yelled; his voice echoing around the cavernous room。
   The second jet of light hit him squarely on the chest。
   The laughter had not quite died from his face; but his eyes widened in shock。
   Harry released Neville; though he was unaware of doing so。 He was jumping down the steps again; pulling out his wand; as Dumbledore; too; turned towards the dais。
   It seemed to take Sirius an age to fall: his body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backwards through the ragged veil hanging from the arch。
   Harry saw the look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfather's wasted; once…handsome face as he fell through the ancient doorway and disappeared behind the veil; which fluttered for a moment as though in a high wind; then fell back into place。
   Harry heard Bellatrix Lestrange's triumphant scream; but knew it meant nothing … Sirius had only just fallen through the archway; he would reappear from the other side any second:
   
   But Sirius did not reappear。
   'SIRIUS!' Harry yelled。 'SIRIUS!'
   
   He had reached the floor; his breath ing in searing gasps。 Sirius must be just behind the curtain; he; Harry; would pull him back out:
   
   But as he reached the ground and sprinted towards the dais; Lupin grabbed Harry around the chest; holding him back。
   There's nothing you can do; Harry …'
   
   'Get him; save him; he's only just gone through!'
   
   '… it's too late; Harry。'
   
   'We can still reach him …' Harry struggled hard and viciously; but Lupin would not let go:
   
   There's nothing you can do; Harry: nothing: he's gone。'
   
   
   CHAPTER THIRTY…SIX
   
   The Only One He Ever Feared
   
   'He hasn't gone!' Harry yelled。
   He did not believe it; he would not believe it; still he fought Lupin with every bit of strength he had。 Lupin did not understand; people hid behind that curtain; Harry had heard them whispering the first time he had entered the room。 Sirius was hiding; simply lurking out of sight
   
   'SIRIUS!' he bellowed。 'SIRIUS!'
   
   'He can't e back; Harry;' said Lupin; his voice breaking as he struggled to contain Harry。 'He can't e back; because he's d…'
   
   'HE … IS … NOT … DEAD!' roared Harry。 'SIRIUS!'
   
   There was movement going on around them; pointless bustling; the flashes of more spells。 To Harry it was meaningless noise; the deflected curses flying past them did not matter; nothing mattered except that Lupin should stop pretending that Sirius … who was standing feet from them behind that old curtain … was not going to emerge at any moment; shaking back his dark hair and eager to re…enter the battle。
   Lupin dragged Harry away from the dais。 Harry; still staring at the archway; was angry at Sirius now for keeping him waiting。
   
   But some part of him realised; even as he fought to break free from Lupin; that Sirius had never kept him waiting before: Sirius had risked everything; always; to see Harry; to help him: if Sirius was not reappearing out of that archway when Harry was yelling for him as though his life depended on it; the only possible explanation was that he could not e back: that he really was
   
   Dumbledore had most of the remaining Death Eaters grouped in the middle of the room; seemingly immobilised by invisible ropes; Mad…Eye Moody had crawled across the room to where Tonks lay; and was attempting to revive her; behind the dais there were still hashes of light; grunts and cries … Kingsley had run forward to continue Sirius's duel with Bellatrix。
   'Harry?'
   
   Neville had slid down the stone benches one by one to the place where Harry stood。 Harry was no longer struggling against Lupin; who maintained a precautionary grip on his arm nevertheless。
   'Harry: I'b really sorry:' said Neville。 His legs were still dancing uncontrollably。 'Was dad man … was Sirius Black a … a friend of yours?'
   
   Harry nodded。
   'Here;' said Lupin quietly; and pointing his wand at Neville's legs he said; 'Finite。' The spell was lifted: Neville's legs fell back to the floor and remained still。 Lupin's face was pale。 'Let's … let's find the others。 Where are they all; Neville?'
   
   Lupin turned away from the archway as he spoke。 It sounded as though every word was causing him pain。
   'Dey're all back dere;' said Neville。 'A brain addacked Ron bud I dink he's all righd … and Herbione's unconscious; bud we could feel a

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