Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27: The Final Hiding Place

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The dragon continues to fly all day. It’s in remarkably good shape for an animal who’s been chained up, probably for years. Don’t a dragon’s muscles atrophy with disuse?

Ron notices they’re losing height, and Harry suggests they jump as soon as the dragon flies low enough over a lake for it to be safe for them to leap off into the water. They do so and swim for the shore. The dragon lands on another shore of the same lake.

HRH are burned all over from the enchanted treasure, and Hermione breaks out the dittany to heal them. That must be one supergiant economy sized bottle to heal all their wounds. Of course, she’s also brought clean robes for all of them, as well as bottles of pumpkin juice. What, no sandwiches, chips, fruit, and dessert? You’re slipping, girl!

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