Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Book 5 - Chapter 37 Part 1

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Book 5 - Chapter 37 Part 1

Harry’s feet hit solid ground again; his knees buckled a little and the golden wizard’s head fell with a resounding  clunk  to the floor. He looked around and saw that he had arrived in Dumbledore’s office. Everything seemed to have repaired itself during the headmaster’s absence. The delicate silver instruments stood again upon the spindle-legged tables, puffing and whirring serenely. The portraits of the headmasters and headmistresses were snoozing in their frames, heads lolling back in armchairs or against the edge of their pictures. Harry looked through the window. There was a cool line of pale green along the horizon: Dawn was approaching. The silence and the stillness, broken only by the occasional grunt or snuffle of a sleeping portrait, was unbearable to him. If his surroundings could have reflected the feelings inside him, the pictures would have been screaming in pain. He walked around the quiet, beautiful office, breathing quickly, trying not to think. But he had to think. … Th…