Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 19 Part 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 19 Part 2

“Well, then, I’ll be playing Keeper, won’t I?” said McLaggen. “Yeah,” said Harry. “Yeah, I suppose so. …” He could not think of an argument against it; after all, McLaggen had certainly performed second-best in the trials. “Excellent,” said McLaggen in a satisfied voice. “So when’s practice?” “What? Oh … there’s one tomorrow evening.” “Good. Listen, Potter, we should have a talk beforehand. I’ve got some ideas on strategy you might find useful.” “Right,” said Harry unenthusiastically. “Well, I’ll hear them tomorrow, then. I’m pretty tired now … see you …” The news that Ron had been poisoned spread quickly next day, but it did not cause the sensation that Katie’s attack had done. People seemed to think that it might have been an accident, given that he had been in the Potions master’s room at the time, and that as he had been given an antidote immediately there was no real harm done. In fact, the Gryffindors were generally much more interested in the upcoming Quidditch match against Hufflepuff…