Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           Iknowyou’dneverattackHermioneGranger,andIapologizeforallthestuffIsaid. We’reallinthesameboatnow,and,well—" 

           Heheldoutapudgyhand,andHarryshookit. 

           ErnieandhisfriendHannahcametoworkatthesameShrivelfigasHarryandRon. 

           "ThatDracoMalfoycharacter,"saidErnie,breakingoffdeadtwigs,"heseemsverypleasedaboutallthis,doesn’the? D’youknow,IthinkhemightbeSlytherin’sheir." 

           "That’scleverofyou,"saidRon,whodidn’tseemtohaveforgivenErnieasreadilyasHarry. 

           "Doyouthinkit’sMalfoy,Harry?"Ernieasked. 

           "No,"saidHarry,sofirmlythatErnieandHannahstared. 

           Asecondlater,Harryspottedsomething. 

           Severallargespiderswerescuttlingoverthegroundontheothersideoftheglass,movinginanunnaturallystraightlineasthoughtakingtheshortestroutetoaprearrangedmeeting. HarryhitRonoverthehandwithhispruningshears. 

           "Ouch!What’reyou—" 

           Harrypointedoutthespiders,followingtheirprogresswithhiseyesscrewedupagainstthesun. 

           "Oh,yeah,"saidRon,trying,andfailing,tolookpleased."Butwecan’tfollowthemnow—" 

           ErnieandHannahwerelisteningcuriously. 

           Harry’seyesnarrowedashefocusedonthespiders.Iftheypursuedtheirfixedcourse,therecouldbenodoubtaboutwheretheywouldendup. 

           "Lookslikethey’reheadingfortheForbiddenForest..." 

           AndRonlookedevenunhappieraboutthat. 

           AttheendofthelessonProfessorSproutescortedtheclasstotheirDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtslesson.