Chapter Eight: In Which Toads Are Ambushed
"I dunno, some Ministry hag."
Mundungus considered for a moment, brow wrinkled.
"Little woman. Bow on top of 'er head."
He frowned and then added, "Looked like a toad."
Harry dropped his wand: It hit Mundungus on the the nose and shot red sparks into his eyebrows, which ignited.
"Aguamenti!" screamed Hermione, and a jet of water streamed from her wand, engulfing a spluttering and choking Mundungus.
Harry looked up and saw his own shock reflected in Ron's and Hermione's faces. The scars on the back of his right hand seemed to be tingling again.
"You know what this means, don't you?" said Harry grimly.
"We have to break into the Ministry," replied Ron, equally grim.
Harry was thrown off by this. "What?" he said incredulously.
"We have to break into the Ministry," repeated Ron.
"I was thinking more along the lines of ambushing the Toad somewhere other than what is the most protected building in Britain right now," said Harry, shaking his head. "Like her home, perhaps? Why would you even suggest something like that?"
"Well. . . . It was just an idea," said Ron defensively.
"I dunno, some Ministry hag."
Mundungus considered for a moment, brow wrinkled.
"Little woman. Bow on top of 'er head."
He frowned and then added, "Looked like a toad."
Harry dropped his wand: It hit Mundungus on the the nose and shot red sparks into his eyebrows, which ignited.
"Aguamenti!" screamed Hermione, and a jet of water streamed from her wand, engulfing a spluttering and choking Mundungus.
Harry looked up and saw his own shock reflected in Ron's and Hermione's faces. The scars on the back of his right hand seemed to be tingling again.
"You know what this means, don't you?" said Harry grimly.
"We have to break into the Ministry," replied Ron, equally grim.
"Not really, no," said Harry shaking his head. "I was thinking we should have Kreacher take the locket for us. We already know he's a good tracker — Dung, for example, is here only because of him. Plus, he can get into places where we can't through elfish Apparition."
"Makes sense, Harry," said Hermione, Stunning Mundungus. "Makes sense."
AN: Roses are red, violets are blue.
Use Kreacher, why don't you?
Break into the Ministry and you might get caught.
Stupid plans they come up with a lot!
Months were wasted on a fool's errand,
What were they waiting for, an investment fund?