Good action scene with a nice cliffie at the end; that makes for an excellent chapter.  'Twill be interesting to see what happens next, but I suspect he's better prepared for Tom this time.  Still, it seems his luck is holding true to form and he simply can't get a break.
Author's response
But isn't that the heart of all fanfic?  Poor Harry can't catch a break?  If life was fair to him then there would be no story to tell.  BJH