Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 21 Part 2

Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 21 Part 2

Harry didn’t have a clue what was going on. Dumbledore had turned on his heel and looked back as he reached the door. “I am going to lock you in. It is —” he consulted his watch, “five minutes to midnight. Miss Granger, three turns should do it. Good luck.” “Good luck?”  Harry repeated  as  the  door  closed behind Dumbledore. “Three turns? What’s he talking about? What are we supposed to do?” But Hermione was fumbling with the neck of her robes, pulling from beneath them a very long, very fine gold chain. “Harry, come here,” she said urgently. “ Quick !” Harry moved toward her, completely bewildered. She was holding the chain out. He saw a tiny, sparkling hourglass hanging from it. “Here —” She had thrown the chain around his neck too. “Ready?” she said breathlessly. “What are we doing?” Harry said, completely lost. Hermione turned the hourglass over three times. The dark ward dissolved. Harry had the sensation that he was flying very fast, backward. A blur of colors and shapes rushed past him, hi…