Goyle and Crabbe looked at Malfoy hanging upside down and remembered the terror of being at Jerry's mercy on the Hogwarts Express. Instead of helping him, they took two steps back.
Harry and the others could hardly believe it either. They had never imagined that Hermione, who usually seemed so quiet, could be this terrifying when she lost her temper.
What a shame Jerry had missed it! If he had seen it, he would surely have nodded with approval and praised Hermione for that beautiful spell.
Hearing Malfoy's cries, Snape came over. He looked at Hermione and said sternly, "I must remind you, Miss Granger: Levicorpus may not cause permanent harm, but strictly speaking, it is still a Jinx.
"And what did you want to see me about?"
"Professor Snape, Jerry's missing!" Hermione said anxiously.
Snape studied her expression. "Are you sure Jerry Green isn't up to some new trick?"
Hermione shook her head. "No, Professor. Jerry still hasn't returned to Hogwarts, and we don't know where he's gone."
"Professor, please help Jerry. Something must have happened to him!" Hermione pleaded, tears welling in her eyes.
Snape saw how close Hermione was to crying, then glanced at Harry and the other two standing nearby. "Come with me."
At Snape's words, Hermione felt a tiny measure of relief. She lowered Malfoy with her Wand and hurried after him.
"Severus, Miss Granger. I didn't expect the two of you to come to my office together!"
Dumbledore looked surprised to see Snape lead Hermione into the Headmaster's Office.
"Tell Headmaster Dumbledore yourself."
Hermione nodded at Snape's words and told Dumbledore what had happened over the holiday.
"Headmaster, Jerry would never break a promise. He still hasn't come back to school. He must be in trouble!"
After hearing her out, Dumbledore frowned slightly. He