Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
The Chamber of Secrets
Allteachersreturntothestaffroom.Immediately,please."
HarrywheeledaroundtostareatRon."Notanotherattack?Notnow?"
"What’llwedo?"saidRon,aghast."Gobacktothedormitory?" "No,"saidHarry,glancingaround. Therewasanuglysortofwardrobetohisleft,fulloftheteachers’cloaks. "Inhere.Let’shearwhatit’sallabout.Thenwecantellthemwhatwe’vefoundout."
Theyhidthemselvesinsideit,listeningtotherumblingofhundredsofpeoplemovingoverhead,andthestaffroomdoorbangingopen. Frombetweenthemustyfoldsofthecloaks,theywatchedtheteachersfilteringintotheroom. Someofthemwerelookingpuzzled,othersdownrightscared. ThenProfessorMcGonagallarrived.
"Ithashappened,"shetoldthesilentstaffroom. "Astudenthasbeentakenbythemonster.RightintotheChamberitself."
ProfessorFlitwickletoutasqueal.ProfessorSproutclappedherhandsoverhermouth. Snapegrippedthebackofachairveryhardandsaid, "Howcanyoubesure?"
"TheHeirofSlytherin,"saidProfessorMcGonagall,whowasverywhite,"leftanothermessage.Rightunderneaththefirstone. HerskeletonwilllieintheChamberforever."
ProfessorFlitwickburstintotears.
"Whoisit?"saidMadamHooch,whohadsunk,weak-kneed,intoachair. "Whichstudent?"
"GinnyWeasley,"saidProfessorMcGonagall.
HarryfeltRonslidesilentlydownontothewardrobefloorbesidehim.
"Weshallhavetosendallthestudentshometomorrow,"saidProfessorMcGonagall. "ThisistheendofHogwarts.Dumbledorealwayssaid..."
