Гарри Поттер и тайная комната

           Ronstartedtosaythathedidn’tthinkso,somehow,butstoppedinmidsentencewhenHarrykickedhimhardunderthedesk. 

           "Weweren’tthere,remember?"Harrymuttered. 

           ButLockhart’sdisgustingcheeriness,hishintsthathehadalwaysthoughtHagridwasnogood, hisconfidencethatthewholebusinesswasnowatanend,irritatedHarrysomuchthatheyearnedtothrowGaddingwithGhoulsrightinLockhart’sstupidface. InsteadhecontentedhimselfwithscrawlinganotetoRon:Let’sdoittonight. 

           Ronreadthemessage,swallowedhard,andlookedsidewaysattheemptyseatusuallyfilledbyHermione. Thesightseemedtostiffenhisresolve,andhenodded. 

           TheGryffindorcommonroomwasalwaysverycrowdedthesedays,becausefromsixo’clockonwardtheGryffindorshadnowhereelsetogo. Theyalsohadplentytotalkabout,withtheresultthatthecommonroomoftendidn’temptyuntilpastmidnight. 

           HarrywenttogettheInvisibilityCloakoutofhistrunkrightafterdinner,andspenttheeveningsittingonit,waitingfortheroomtoclear. FredandGeorgechallengedHarryandRontoafewgamesofExplodingSnap,andGinnysatwatchingthem,verysubduedinHermione’susualchair. HarryandRonkeptlosingonpurpose,tryingtofinishthegamesquickly,butevenso,itwaswellpastmidnightwhenFred,George,andGinnyfinallywenttobed.