Narcissa led Harry on, along another seven steps which curved to the right and slightly upwards to Dumbledore, who repeated Sirius’ earlier actions. Once he, too, had vanished from view, Harry mounted three more steps to face the throne that Narcissa had occupied throughout the ceremony. It was covered in the same red velvet as her robe and had a purple satin cushion trimmed with a golden tassel. Harry looked at it ... and waited patiently.