‘No,’ said Harry. ‘The tree smashed it to bits.’ Lupin sighed. ‘They planted the Whomping Willow the same year that I arrived at Hogwarts. People used to play a game, trying to get near enough to touch the trunk. In the end, a boy called Davey Gudgeon nearly lost an eye, and we were forbidden to go near it. No broomstick would have a chance.’ ‘Did you hear about the Dementors, too?’ said Harry with difficulty.
