Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
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Harryraisedhisheadveryslightlyoffhisarmstofreehisotherear.
"Many,Severus,eachofthemasunlikelyasthenext."
Harryopenedhiseyesafractionandsquinteduptowheretheystood;Dumbledore’sbackwastohim,buthecouldseePercy’sface,raptwithattention,andSnape’sprofile,whichlookedangry.
"Youremembertheconversationwehad,Headmaster,justbefore—ah—thestartofterm?"saidSnape,whowasbarelyopeninghislips,asthoughtryingtoblockPercyoutoftheconversation.
"Ido,Severus,"saidDumbledore,andtherewassomethinglikewarninginhisvoice.
"Itseems—almostimpossible—thatBlackcouldhaveenteredtheschoolwithoutinsidehelp.Ididexpressmyconcernswhenyouappointed—"
"IdonotbelieveasinglepersoninsidethiscastlewouldhavehelpedBlackenterit,"saidDumbledore,andhistonemadeitsoclearthatthesubjectwasclosedthatSnapedidn’treply."ImustgodowntotheDementors,"saidDumbledore."IsaidIwouldinformthemwhenoursearchwascomplete."
"Didn’ttheywanttohelp,sir?"saidPercy.
"Ohyes,"saidDumbledorecoldly."ButI’mafraidnoDementorwillcrossthethresholdofthiscastlewhileIamHeadmaster."
Percylookedslightlyabashed.Dumbledoreleftthehall,walkingquicklyandquietly.Snapestoodforamoment,watchingtheheadmasterwithanexpressionofdeepresentmentonhisface;thenhetooleft.
HarryglancedsidewaysatRonandHermione.Bothofthemhadtheireyesopentoo,reflectingthestarryceiling.
"Whatwasallthatabout?"Ronmouthed.
