He was scared. “Haven’t you figured it out yet, Potter? If you’re lost, I’m sure I can help you find your way. For that matter, he didn’t need to go to King’s Cross at all; he could Apparate to Hogsmeade and walk in from there. “And he needed to see Harry, so I took him over to—”
“So he saw you, but he didn’t have time to see his only daughter?”
Less than a moment later everyone was talking at once. Potter, I suppose you’ll do then. No sooner had they left the table than Ron let out a snort, a piece of bread shooting from his nose. Harry stepped back, twisting his ankle on a rock beneath his foot. Was it the Horcrux Draco thought it was, or simply an object of power that Lucius craved? “ME?” queried Hermione, clearly flummoxed. See this here? Harry did not look back as he followed Ron to the Gryffindor table. The second year who had freely chosen to be in Slytherin this semester stepped in front of Ron with his wand drawn. On the day the dragons mark the sky, you will begin to know your true strength.
