Chapter 4
Two days came very fast, after the end-of-year feast was over, all students were ready to go back home.
Just when the three of them-- Harry, Hermione and Ron were stepping out of the marble stairs at the entry, Professor McGonagall called out to them, 'Mr. Potter! Harry! And Miss Granger, Mr. Weasley!'
'Do you hear someone calling us?' Ron said. So they turned to look around, there they saw Professor McGonagall waving to them among the big crowded, so they fight through those students to Professor McGonagall.
'Come, Professor Dumbledore would like to see the three of you.' she said. Hermione wanted to ask why, so to Ron, but they dare not to; Harry thought he might not have to go back to the Dursleys, so he felt a bit happy.
Professor McGonagall leaded them to the headmaster's room. There, they saw Professor Dumbledore sitting on his chair at the table, as if he was going to say something important, very important.
'Thank you, Professor McGonagall to bring them here. Now may you get prepared for them?' he said.
'Yes, Professor Dumbledore, it will be ready in five minutes.'
'Make it better.' Dumbledore added when she was going to leave.
The three students watched Professor McGonagall left, then turned to look at Professor Dumbledore. Dumbledore looked at them, too, with a mysterious face. Then he waved his hand and brought them each a chair to sit. He did not say a word but the three students knew what it means, so they sat down.
Harry never saw Professor Dumbledore like that before, he looked so angry, but tired, also looking mysteriously.
For a couple of minutes, there was only silent in the room, Professor Dumbledore sat on his chair, looking at the door. For Harry, Hermione and Ron, they dare not to say a word, even breathing, they breathed so quietly.
About ten minutes later, Professor McGonagall rushed back to the room, looking at the four people in the room, she seemed to be angry. She wanted to say something but Professor Dumbledore said something else first, 'Add them each a dozen of scores and darken the lights please.' He said without smile.
'I will, Professor Dumbledore, but please be quick, they have to catch up for the train.' said Professor McGonagall.
'They need not to, let them have a summer vacation here.' Harry was happy and surprised when he heard that.
'But Professor! You can't! They must go back home, you don't want her lad...'
'She can't do anything anyway,' Professor Dumbledore stopped her, 'besides, they will not believe it.'
'Who knows? There's a risk for letting them stay.'
'She won't do things that are dull.'
'She will, course in her mind this isn't dull at all! It's for your own good.'
'Excuse me...' Hermione stood up and said suddenly, 'may we know what is going on?'
The two professors looked at her, immediately Hermione said, 'Well... you don't need to say if you don't want to.' Then she sat down.
'I'm going to give them each a dozen of scores and darken the lights now, but please Dumbledore, be quick.' Professor McGonagall said in a very good temper.
'I will.' Dumbledore promised her.