Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Writing on the Wall
What’sthatsupposedtomean?"
"Youknow,itringsasortofbell,"saidRonslowly."IthinksomeonetoldmeastoryaboutasecretchamberatHogwartsonce...might’vebeenBill..."
"Andwhatonearth’saSquib?"saidHarry.
Tohissurprise,Ronstifledasnigger.
"Well-it’snotfunnyreally-butasit’sFilch,"hesaid."ASquibissomeonewhowasbornintoawizardingfamilybuthasn’tgotanymagicpowers.KindoftheoppositeofMuggle-bornwizards,butSquibsarequiteunusual. IfFilch’stryingtolearnmagicfromaKwikspellcourse,IreckonhemustbeaSquib.Itwouldexplainalot.Likewhyhehatesstudentssomuch."Rongaveasatisfiedsmile."He’sbitter."
Aclockchimedsomewhere.
"Midnight,"saidHarry."We’dbettergettobedbeforeSnapecomesalongandtriestoframeusforsomethingelse."
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Forafewdays,theschoolcouldtalkoflittleelsebuttheattackonMrs.Norris.Filchkeptitfreshineveryone’smindsbypacingthespotwhereshehadbeenattacked,asthoughhethoughttheattackermightcomeback. HarryhadseenhimscrubbingthemessageonthewallwithMrs.Skower’sAll-PurposeMagicalMessRemover,buttonoeffect;thewordsstillgleamedasbrightlyaseveronthestone. WhenFilchwasn’tguardingthesceneofthecrime,hewasskulkingred-eyedthroughthecorridors,lungingoutatunsuspectingstudentsandtryingtoputthemindetentionforthingslike"breathingloudly’and"lookinghappy."
GinnyWeasleyseemedverydisturbedbyMrs.Norris’sfate.
