"We're not leaving," said Harry"We need to get into Hogwarts
"Don't be stupid, boy," said Aberforth
"We've got to," said Harry
"What you've got to do," said Aberforth, leaning forward, "is to get as far from here as from here as you
can
"You don't understandThere isn't much timeWe've got to get into the castleDumbledore - I mean,
your brother - wanted us - "
The firelight made the grimy lenses of Aberforth's glasses momentarily opaque, a bright flat white, and
Harry remembered the blind eyes of the giant spider, Aragog
"My brother Albus wanted a lot of things," said Aberforth, "and people had a habit of getting hurt while he
was carrying out his grand plansYou get away from this school, Potter, and out of the chanel clutch country if you canForget
my brother and his clever schemesHe's gone where none of this can hurt him, and you don't owe him anything
"You don't understand
"Oh, don't I? said Aberforth quietly"You don't think I understood my own brother? Think you know Albus
better than I did?"
"I didn't mean that," said Harry, whose brain felt sluggish with exhaustion and from the surfeit of food and wine
"Did he now?" said Aberforth"Nice job, I hope? Pleasant? Easy? Sort of thing you'd expect an unqualified
wizard kid to be able to do without overstretching themselves?"
Ron gave a rather grim laughHermione was looking strained
"I-it's not easy, no," said Harry"But I've got to - "
"Got to? Why \igot\i to? He's dead, isn't he?" said women's rolex watch Aberforth roughly"Let it go, boy, before you follow him!
Save yourself!"
"I can't
"Why not?"
"I - " Harry felt overwhelmed; he could not explain, so he took the offensive instead"But you're fighting too,
you're in the Order of the Phoenix - "
"I was," said Aberforth"The Order of the Phoenix is finishedYou-Know-Who's won, it's over, and anyone
who's pretending different's kidding themselvesIt'll never be safe for you here, Potter, he wants you too badly
So go abroad, go into hiding, save yourselfBest take these two with you He jerked a thumb at Ron and Hermione
"They'll be in danger long as they live now everyone knows they've been working with you
"I can't leave," said Harry"I've got a job - "
"Give it to someone d