Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           "AllstudentswillreturntotheirHousecommonroomsbysixo’clockintheevening.Nostudentistoleavethedormitoriesafterthattime. Youwillbeescortedtoeachlessonbyateacher. Nostudentistousethebathroomunaccompaniedbyateacher. AllfurtherQuidditchtrainingandmatchesaretobepostponed. Therewillbenomoreeveningactivities." 

           TheGryffindorspackedinsidethecommonroomlistenedtoProfessorMcGonagallinsilence. Sherolleduptheparchmentfromwhichshehadbeenreadingandsaidinasomewhatchokedvoice, "IneedhardlyaddthatIhaverarelybeensodistressed. Itislikelythattheschoolwillbeclosedunlesstheculpritbehindtheseattacksiscaught. Iwouldurgeanyonewhothinkstheymightknowanythingaboutthemtocomeforward." 

           Sheclimbedsomewhatawkwardlyoutoftheportraithole,andtheGryffindorsbegantalkingimmediately. 

           "That’stwoGryffindorsdown,notcountingaGryffindorghost,oneRavenclaw,andoneHufflepuff,"saidtheWeasleytwins’friendLeeJordan,countingonhisfingers. "Haven’tanyoftheteachersnoticedthattheSlytherinsareallsafe? Isn’titobviousallthisstuff’scomingfromSlytherin? TheHeirofSlytherin,themonsterofSlytherin-whydon’ttheyjustchuckalltheSlytherinsout?"heroared,tonodsandscatteredapplause. 

           PercyWeasleywassittinginachairbehindLee,butforoncehedidn’tseemkeentomakehisviewsheard. Hewaslookingpaleandstunned. 

           "Percy’sinshock,"GeorgetoldHarryquietly. "ThatRavenclawgirl-PenelopeClearwater-she’saprefect.