When they finally separated, Hermione and Ginny were both crying and Ron had the widest grin any of them had ever seen. “I rather thought not,” McGonagall said as she waved her wand and caused chairs to appear lining both sides of the hallway for everyone to sit in. Xxx “What in the world was that all about?” Ron asked. I want you to promise me that you won’t over do it on my account. It would be very easy for him to just give in to the power, the thoughts, and the personality that Voldemort placed in him. Colin raised his mug and said, “A toast, to Harry Potter, a true Gryffindor.”
To Harry’s surprise, the majority of the people in the Great Hall raised their own mugs and said in unison, “To Harry.”
After dinner, Harry left the Great Hall with a formidable entourage on his
