Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           "AndRiddlewasgoingtogobacktosomeMuggleorphanageiftheyclosedHogwarts,"saidHarry."Idon’tblamehimforwantingtostayhere..." 

           "YoumetHagriddownKnockturnAlley,didn’tyou,Harry?" 

           "HewasbuyingaFlesh-EatingSlugRepellent,"saidHarryquickly. 

           Thethreeofthemfellsilent.Afteralongpause,Hermionevoicedtheknottiestquestionofallinahesitantvoice. 

           "DoyouthinkweshouldgoandaskHagridaboutitall?" 

           "That’dbeacheerfulvisit,"saidRon."Hello,Hagrid.Tellus,haveyoubeensettinganythingmadandhairylooseinthecastlelately?’" 

           Intheend,theydecidedthattheywouldnotsayanythingtoHagridunlesstherewasanotherattack,andasmoreandmoredayswentbywithnowhisperfromthedisembodiedvoice,theybecamehopefulthattheywouldneverneedtotalktohimaboutwhyhehadbeenexpelled. ItwasnownearlyfourmonthssinceJustinandNearlyHeadlessNickhadbeenPetrified,andnearlyeverybodyseemedtothinkthattheattacker,whoeveritwas,hadretiredforgood. Peeveshadfinallygotboredofhis"Oh,Potter,yourotter"song,ErnieMacmillanaskedHarryquitepolitelytopassabucketofleapingtoadstoolsinHerbologyoneday, andinMarchseveraloftheMandrakesthrewaloudandraucouspartyingreenhousethree. ThismadeProfessorSproutveryhappy. 

           "Themomenttheystarttryingtomoveintoeachother’spots,we’llknowthey’refullymature,"shetoldHarry. "Thenwe’llbeabletorevivethosepoorpeopleinthehospitalwing."