"Cup of tea?" Lupin said,
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of making one."
"All right," said Harry awkwardly.
Lupin
tapped the kettle with his wand and a blast of steam issued suddenly from the
spout.
"Sit down," said Lupin, taking the lid off a dusty tin. "I've
only got teabags, I'm afraid -- but I daresay you've had enough of tea
leaves?"
Harry looked at him. Lupin's eyes were twinkling.
"How did you know about
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asked.
"Professor McGonagall told me," said Lupin, passing Harry a
chipped mug of tea. "You're not worried, are you?"
"No," said
Harry.
He thought for a moment of telling Lupin about the dog he'd
seen in Magnolia Crescent but decided not to. He didn't want Lupin to think he
was a coward, especially since Lupin alreadv seemed to think he couldn't cope
with a boggart.
Something
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thoughts seemed to have shown on his face, because Lupin said, "Anything
worrying you, Harry?"
"No," Harry lied. He drank a bit of tea and
watched the grindylow brandishing a fist at him. "Yes," he said suddenly,
putting his tea down on Lupin's desk. "You know that day we fought the
boggart?"
"Yes," said Lupin slowly.
"Why didn't you let me
fight it?" said Harry
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Lupin raised his eyebrows.
"I would have thought that was obvious, Harry," he said, sounding
surprised.
Harry, who had expected Lupin to deny that he'd done any
such thing, was taken aback.
"Why?" he said again.
"Well,"
said Lupin, frowning slightly, "I assumed that if the boggart faced you, it
would assume the shape of Lord Voldemort."
Harry stared. Not only was
this the last answer he'd expected, but
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on clearance Lupin had said Voldemort's name. The only person Harry
had ever heard say the name aloud (apart from himself) was Professor
Dumbledore.
"Clearly, I was wrong," said Lupin, still frowning at
Harry. "But I didn't think it a good idea for Lord Voldemort to materialize in
the staffroom. I imagined that people would panic."