Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 22 Part 1

Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 22 Part 1

Harry!” Hermione was tugging at his sleeve, staring at her watch. “We’ve got exactly ten minutes to get back down to the hospital wing without anybody seeing us — before Dumbledore locks the door —” “Okay,” said Harry, wrenching his gaze from the sky, “let’s go. …” They slipped through the doorway behind them and down a tightly spiraling stone staircase. As they reached the bottom of it, they heard voices. They flattened themselves against the wall and listened. It sounded like Fudge and Snape. They were walking quickly along the corridor at the foot of the staircase. “… only hope Dumbledore’s not going to make difficulties,” Snape was saying. “The Kiss will be performed immediately?” “As soon as Macnair returns with the dementors. This whole Black affair has been highly embarrassing. I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to informing the  Daily Prophet  that we’ve got him at last. … I daresay they’ll want to interview you, Snape … and once young Harry’s back in his right mind, I expe…