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Meanwhile, Dean, Harry, Ron, and Griphook had been taken to a basement room where they found [[../../Characters/Luna Lovegood|Luna Lovegood]] and [[../../Characters/Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]] locked up. Luna helps them get free of their bonds. Harry, looking at the shard of the mirror he had gotten from [[../../Characters/Sirius Black|Sirius]], sees a sky-blue eye in it, and asks for help. The eye vanishes.
Hermione has managed, through her pain, to tell Bellatrix that the sword is a fake; Bellatrix sends Draco down to the basement room to fetch Griphook. Harry tells Griphook that he must corroborate Hermione's story; then Draco arrives and hauls Griphook away. [[../../Characters/Dobby|Dobby]] [[../../Magic/Apparation|appears]] in the basement; Bellatrixjust hearsas Draco closes the noisedoor ofbehind himself. Dobby, though fearful at being back in his [[../../Magic/Apparation|Apparating]]old home, andsays sendshe [[../../Characters/Peterhas Pettigrew|Wormtail]]been sent to investigaterescue Harry Potter. DobbyHarry disapparatesconfirms that he can Apparate out of the basement with others, and tells Dobby to take Luna, Dean, and Mr. Ollivander justto beforeShell WormtailCottage. opensDobby does so, but Bellatrix hears the door;noise of his disapparating, and sends [[../../Characters/Peter Pettigrew|Wormtail]] to investigate. Harry and Ron attack Wormtail, and Wormtail, after a moment's amazement, begins to defend himself. Harry, being choked by Wormtail's silver hand, reminds Wormtail that he owes his life to Harry;, and Wormtail hesitates; sensing the hesitation, the silver hand attacks Wormtail, choking him to death.
With Wormtail's wand, Harry and Ron make their way upstairs in time to hear Griphook confirming that the sword is a fake, whereupon Bellatrix summons Voldemort and tells Fenrir that he can have Hermione. HarryRon [[../../Magic/Expelliarmus|disarms]] Bellatrix, and Harry catches her wand. Harry Stuns Lucius Malfoy but then has to duck behind the couch as Draco, butNarcissa, and Fenrir all aim Stun spells at him. Bellatrix threatens Hermione with the knife she is holding, forcing Ron and Harry to drop their wands, which Draco then collects. The chandelier then falls on herBellatrix's head; Dobby has re-appeared, and tells Bellatrix that she will not hurt Harry Potter or herhis friends. HarryNarcissa hastakes aim at him, but her wand goes flying. Harry takentakes all three wands that Draco was holding and [[../../Magic/Stupefy|StunnedStuns]] Fenrir with them; now, holding Griphook and seeing that Ron has a hold on Hermione, Harry Disapparates, headed for [[../Shell Cottage/]].
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