Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Elf tails
"Blimey,itwasluckyyouthoughtofabezoar,"saidGeorgeinalowvoice.
"Luckytherewasoneintheroom,"saidHarry,whokeptturningcoldatthethoughtofwhatwouldhavehappenedifhehadnotbeenabletolayhandsonthelittlestone.
Hermionegaveanalmostinaudiblesniff.Shehadbeenexceptionallyquietallday.Havinghurtled,white-faced,uptoHarryoutsidethehospitalwinganddemandedtoknowwhathadhappened.,shehadtakenalmostnopartinHarryandGinny’sobsessivediscussionabouthowRonhadbeenpoisoned,butmerelystoodbesidethem,clench-jawedandfrightened-looking,untilatlasttheyhadbeenallowedintoseehim.
"DoMumandDadknow?"FredaskedGinny.
"They’vealreadyseenhim,theyarrivedanhourago—they’reinDumbledore’sofficenow,butthey’llbebacksoon..."
TherewasapausewhiletheyallwatchedRonmumblealittleinhissleep.
"Sothepoisonwasinthedrink?"saidFredquietly.
"Yes,"saidHarryatonce;hecouldthinkofnothingelseandwasgladfortheopportunitytostartdiscussingitagain."Slughornpoureditout—"
"WouldhehavebeenabletoslipsomethingintoRon’sglasswithoutyouseeing?"
"Probably,"saidHarry,"butwhywouldSlughornwanttopoisonRon?"
"Noidea,"saidFred,frowning."Youdon’tthinkhecouldhavemixeduptheglassesbymistake?Meaningtogetyou?"
"WhywouldSlughornwanttopoisonHarry?"askedGinny.