Гарри Поттер и тайная комната
Gilderoy Lockhart
"Oh,no,Professor,see—"
"Harry,Harry,Harry,"saidLockhart,reachingoutandgraspinghisshoulder. "Iunderstand. Naturaltowantabitmoreonceyou’vehadthatfirsttaste-andIblamemyselfforgivingyouthat,becauseitwasboundtogotoyourhead -butseehere,youngman,youcan’tstartflyingcarstotryandgetyourselfnoticed. Justcalmdown,allright? Plentyoftimeforallthatwhenyou’reolder. Yes,yes,Iknowwhatyou’rethinking! It’sallrightforhim,he’saninternationallyfamouswizardalready! ’ButwhenIwastwelve,Iwasjustasmuchofanobodyasyouarenow. Infact,I’dsayIwasevenmoreofanobody! Imean,afewpeoplehaveheardofyou,haven’tthey? AllthatbusinesswithHe-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named! "HeglancedatthelightningscaronHarry’sforehead. "Iknow,Iknow-it’snotquiteasgoodaswinningWitchWeekly’sMostCharmingSmileAwardfivetimesinarow,asIhave-butit’sastart,Harry,it’sastart."
HegaveHarryaheartywinkandstrodeoff. Harrystoodstunnedforafewseconds,then,rememberinghewassupposedtobeinthegreenhouse,heopenedthedoorandslidinside.
ProfessorSproutwasstandingbehindatrestlebenchinthecenterofthegreenhouse.Abouttwentypairsofdifferent-coloredearmuffswerelyingonthebench. WhenHarryhadtakenhisplacebetweenRonandHermione, shesaid,"We’llberepottingMandrakestoday. Now,whocantellmethepropertiesoftheMandrake?"
Tonobody’ssurprise,Hermione’shandwasfirstintotheair.
"Mandrake,orMandragora,isapowerfulrestorative,"saidHermione,soundingasusualasthoughshehadswallowedthetextbook. "Itisusedtoreturnpeoplewhohavebeentransfiguredorcursedtotheiroriginalstate."
