Professor Snape was forcing them to research antidotes. They took this one seriously, as he had hinted that he might be poisoning one of them before Christmas to see if their antidote worked.

“Interesting theory. Has anyone ever tried sticking a sword in Voldemort? Maybe …”

“Time will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead.”

“Divination is turning out to be much more trouble than I could have foreseen, n…”

“Of course not,” said Hermione. “Everything we need is here on this paper.”