Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Chapter 6

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Chapter 6: Draco's Detour
They spend a few more weeks at the Burrow before school is due to start again. During that time, there are more reports of deaths and injuries. The whole magical community is living in a state of fear, and even some shops at Diagon Alley have closed down, including Ollivander's wand shop. Better news is that Harry has been made Gryffindor Quidditch captain.

The trip to Diagon Aleey involves a security escort for Harry and much supervision by the Weasley parents and Hagrid. In the robe shop, they run into Draco Malfoy and his mother, Narcissa. Draco is being obnoxious as usual and the Malfoy's end up leaving the store in annoyance, and after an argument with Harry.

The students visit Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Fred and George's joke shop, and are impressed by the range of wares. The Ministry is even buying some defensive items from the store, a sideline beyond the jokes the store usually sells. Fred and George tease Ginny about having a boyfriend, Dean Thomas.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione see Draco walk past outside without his mother and decide to follow him. He goes down Knockturn Alley into Borgin and Burkes, known for its dark magic supplies. Using extendable ears, they eavesdrop and discover that Malfoy has something put aside for him there and is asking the shop owner to try to fix it for him. Draco threatens the owner that he knows Fenrir Greyback, who will check that everything goes according to Malfoy's wishes. Hermione goes into the shop to try to find out what Draco was asking about but the shop owner won't let on.

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