Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 21 Part 2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 21 Part 2

Yeah, that is weird,” said Harry, frowning. “I heard him telling Crabbe it wasn’t Crabbe’s business what he was doing … so what’s he telling all these … all these …” Harry’s voice tailed away; he was staring at the fire. “God, I’ve been stupid,” he said quietly. “It’s obvious, isn’t it? There was a great vat of it down in the dungeon. … He could’ve nicked some any time during that lesson. …” “Nicked what?” said Ron. “Polyjuice Potion. He stole some of the Polyjuice Potion Slughorn showed us in our first Potions lesson. … There aren’t a whole variety of students standing guard for Malfoy … it’s just Crabbe and Goyle as usual. … Yeah, it all fits!” said Harry, jumping up and starting to pace in front of the fire. “They’re stupid enough to do what they’re told even if he won’t tell them what he’s up to … but he doesn’t want them to be seen lurking around outside the Room of Requirement, so he’s got them taking Polyjuice to make them look like other people. … Those two girls I saw him with whe…