Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Writing on the Wall
AccordingtoRon,shewasagreatcatlover.
"Butyouhaven’treallygottoknowMrs.Norris,"Rontoldherbracingly. "Honestly,we’remuchbetteroffwithouther. "Ginny’sliptrembled. "Stufflikethisdoesn’toftenhappenatHogwarts,"Ronassuredher. "They’llcatchthemaniacwhodiditandhavehimoutofhereinnotime. Ijusthopehe’sgottimetoPetrifyFilchbeforehe’sexpelled. I’monlyjoking-"RonaddedhastilyasGinnyblanched.
TheattackhadalsohadaneffectonHermione. ItwasquiteusualforHermionetospendalotoftimereading,butshewasnowdoingalmostnothingelse. NorcouldHarryandRongetmuchresponsefromherwhentheyaskedwhatshewasupto,andnotuntilthefollowingWednesdaydidtheyfindout.
HarryhadbeenheldbackinPotions,whereSnapehadmadehimstaybehindtoscrapetubewormsoffthedesks. Afterahurriedlunch,hewentupstairstomeetRoninthelibrary, andsawJustinFinch-Fletchley,theHufflepuffboyfromHerbology,comingtowardhim. HarryhadjustopenedhismouthtosayhellowhenJustincaughtsightofhim,turnedabruptly,andspedoffintheoppositedirection.
HarryfoundRonatthebackofthelibrary,measuringhisHistoryofMagichomework. ProfessorBinnshadaskedforathreefootlongcompositionon"TheMedievalAssemblyofEuropeanWizards."
"Idon’tbelieveit,I’mstilleightinchesshortsaidRonfuriously,lettinggoofhisparchment,whichsprangbackintoaroll.
