As soon as Lucious Malfoy reveals himself, eleven other Death Eaters appear out of nowhere, surrounding Harry and his friends. Among them, Harry recognizes Sirius' cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange. Malfoy demands that Harry surrender the orb, which, in reality, is an encapsulated prophecy about Harry and Voldemort. Harry realizes that he has an advantage since the Death Eaters cannot safely attack him without risking the destruction of the prophecy. He stalls while trying to think of a plan. He quietly instructs the others to break as many orbs as possible at his signal, releasing their prophecies and creating confusion. Malfoy snidely tells Harry that the reason he was attacked as a child is contained in the orb, but only the person about whom the prophecy is made can collect it, so.....
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