Chapter 12 Order of the Phoenix: Detention with Dolores. First Harry is having dinner and all sorts of rumors swirl about his encounter with Professor Umbridge. In the Gryffindor common room, Hermoine yells at Goerge and Fred for practicing their joke sweets on the newcomers. Then Hermoine shows off the hats and clothes she's knit for the house-elves to help them be free. House elves become free if they are given clothes by their owners. The others worry that she is *forcing* elves to be free by tricking them, even if they don't want to be.
The teachers all start hammering into the students just how important these OWLs are, and the kids are all worried. In Care of Magical Creatures, it's Professor Grubbly-Plank that is the teacher, and they work on owtruckles, tree guardians that take care of wand-trees.
Harry is told by a few kids that they believe in him, and then heads to Umbridge's office for his detention. He's given a special quill that writes his pennance - "I must not tell lies" - in his own blood and carves it in the back of his hand. His hand re-heals after each writing, but it still hurts.
Harry catches Ron out and Ron says that he's been practicing flying, he wants to be keeper. Harry reveals to Ron that his detention involves the skin-cutting quill pen.
After the week ends, Ron is keeper, and Harry's detention is over. He worries that his scar has been bothering him but refuses to see Dumbledore, even though the other 2 insist he go.
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