Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 12 Part 2

Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 12 Part 2

Lupin was tapping Harry hard on the face. This time it was a minute before Harry understood why he was lying on a dusty classroom floor. “I heard my dad,” Harry mumbled. “That’s the first time I’ve ever heard him — he tried to take on Voldemort himself, to give my mum time to run for it. …” Harry suddenly realized that there were tears on his face mingling with the sweat. He bent his face as low as possible, wiping them off on his robes, pretending to do up his shoelace, so that Lupin wouldn’t see. “You heard James?” said Lupin in a strange voice. “Yeah …” Face dry, Harry looked up. “Why — you didn’t know my dad, did you?” “I — I did, as a matter of fact,” said Lupin. “We were friends at Hogwarts. Listen, Harry — perhaps we should leave it here for tonight. This charm is ridiculously advanced. … I shouldn’t have suggested putting you through this. …” “No!” said Harry. He got up again. “I’ll have one more go! I’m not thinking of happy enough things, that’s what it is. … Hang on. …” He racked hi…