Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
Gilderoy Lockhart
PeoplethroughoutthehallwereswivelingaroundtoseewhohadreceivedtheHowler,andRonsanksolowinhischairthatonlyhiscrimsonforeheadcouldbeseen.
"-LETTERFROMDUMBLEDORELASTNIGHT,ITHOUGHTYOURFATHERWOULDDIEOFSHAME,WEDIDN’TBRINGYOUUPTOBEHAVELIKETHIS,YOUANDHARRYCOULDBOTHHAVEDIED—"
Harryhadbeenwonderingwhenhisnamewasgoingtocropup.Hetriedveryhardtolookasthoughhecouldn’thearthevoicethatwasmakinghiseardrumsthrob.
"-ABSOLUTELYDISGUSTED-YOURFATHER’SFACINGANINQUIRYATWORK,IT’SENTIRELYYOURFAULTANDIFYOUPUTANOTHERTOEOUTOFLINEWE’LLBRINGYOUSTRAIGHTBACKHOME."
Aringingsilencefell.Theredenvelope,whichhaddroppedfromRon’shand,burstintoflamesandcurledintoashes. HarryandRonsatstunned,asthoughatidalwavehadjustpassedoverthem. Afewpeoplelaughedand,gradually,ababbleoftalkbrokeoutagain.
HermioneclosedVoyageswithVampiresandlookeddownatthetopofRon’shead.
"Well,Idon’tknowwhatyouexpected,Ron,butyou—"
"Don’ttellmeIdeservedit,"snappedRon.
Harrypushedhisporridgeaway.Hisinsideswereburningwithguilt. Mr.Weasleywasfacinganinquiryatwork.AfterallMr.andMrs.Weasleyhaddoneforhimoverthesummer...
