Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
Cornelius Fudge
Idon’tthinkhethoughtthemonsterwoulddareattackaprefect."
ButHarrywasonlyhalf-listening.Hedidn’tseemtobeabletogetridofthepictureofHermione,lyingonthehospitalbedasthoughcarvedoutofstone. Andiftheculpritwasn’tcaughtsoon,hewaslookingatalifetimebackwiththeDursleys. TomRiddlehadturnedHagridinbecausehewasfacedwiththeprospectofaMuggleorphanageiftheschoolclosed. Harrynowknewexactlyhowhehadfelt.
"What’rewegoingtodo?"saidRonquietlyinHarry’sear."D’youthinktheysuspectHagrid?"
"We’vegottogoandtalktohim,"saidHarry,makinguphismind. "Ican’tbelieveit’shimthistime,butifhesetthemonsterlooselasttimehe’llknowhowtogetinsidetheChamberofSecrets,andthat’sastart."
"ButMcGonagallsaidwe’vegottostayinourtowerunlesswe’reinclass—"
"Ithink,"saidHarry,morequietlystill,"it’stimetogetmydad’soldcloakoutagain."
Harryhadinheritedjustonethingfromhisfather:alongandsilveryInvisibilityCloak. ItwastheironlychanceofsneakingoutoftheschooltovisitHagridwithoutanyoneknowingaboutit. Theywenttobedattheusualtime,waiteduntilNeville,Dean,andSeamushadstoppeddiscussingtheChamberofSecretsandfinallyfallenasleep,thengotup,dressedagain,andthrewthecloakoverthemselves.
Thejourneythroughthedarkanddesertedcastlecorridorswasn’tenjoyable. Harry,whohadwanderedthecastleatnightseveraltimesbefore,hadneverseenitsocrowdedaftersunset.
