Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Dueling Club
Harryprivatelyfelthe’dratherfaceSlytherin’slegendarymonsterthanletSnapecatchhimrobbinghisoffice.
"Whatweneed,"saidHermionebrisklyasThursdayafternoon’sdoublePotionslessonloomednearer,"isadiversion.ThenoneofuscansneakintoSnape’sofficeandtakewhatweneed." HarryandRonlookedathernervously.
"IthinkI’dbetterdotheactualstealing,"Hermionecontinuedinamatter-of-facttone. "Youtwowillbeexpelledifyougetintoanymoretrouble,andI’vegotacleanrecord.SoallyouneedtodoiscauseenoughmayhemtokeepSnapebusyforfiveminutesorso."
Harrysmiledfeebly. DeliberatelycausingmayheminSnape’sPotionsclasswasaboutassafeaspokingasleepingdragonintheeye.
Potionslessonstookplaceinoneofthelargedungeons. Thursdayafternoon’slessonproceededintheusualway. Twentycauldronsstoodsteamingbetweenthewoodendesks,onwhichstoodbrassscalesandjarsofingredients. Snapeprowledthroughthefumes,makingwaspishremarksabouttheGryffindors’workwhiletheSlytherinssniggeredappreciatively. DracoMalfoy,whowasSnape’sfavoritestudent,keptflickingpuffer-fisheyesatRonandHarry,whoknewthatiftheyretaliatedtheywouldgetdetentionfasterthanyoucouldsay"Unfair."
Harry’sSwellingSolutionwasfartoorunny, buthehadhismindonmoreimportantthings.HewaswaitingforHermione’ssignal,andhehardlylistenedasSnapepausedtosneerathiswaterypotion.
