Гарри Поттер и узник Азкабана
Owl Post Again
"Andsowewouldhave,"saidLupin,nowreachingdowntoclosehiscase."IhavenohesitationinsayingthatJameswouldhavebeenhighlydisappointedifhissonhadneverfoundanyofthesecretpassagesoutofthecastle."
Therewasaknockonthedoor.HarryhastilystuffedtheMarauder’sMapandtheInvisibilityCloakintohispocket.
ItwasProfessorDumbledore.Hedidn’tlooksurprisedtoseeHarrythere.
"Yourcarriageisatthegates,Remus,"hesaid.
"ThankYou,Headmaster."
LupinpickeduphisoldsuitcaseandtheemptyGrindylowtank.
"Well—good-bye,Harry,"hesaid,smiling."Ithasbeenarealpleasureteachingyou.Ifeelsurewe’llmeetagainsometime.Headmaster,thereisnoneedtoseemetothegates,Icanmanage...."
HarryhadtheimpressionthatLupinwantedtoleaveasquicklyaspossible.
"Good-bye,then,Remus,"saidDumbledoresoberly.LupinshiftedtheGrindylowtankslightlysothatheandDumbledorecouldshakehands.Then,withafinalnodtoHarryandaswiftsmile,Lupinlefttheoffice.
Harrysatdowninhisvacatedchair,staringglumlyatthefloor.Heheardthedoorcloseandlookedup.Dumbledorewasstillthere.
"Whysomiserable,Harry?"hesaidquietly."Youshouldbeveryproudofyourselfafterlastnight."
"Itdidn’tmakeanydifference,"saidHarrybitterly."Pettigrewgotaway."
"Didn’tmakeanydifference?"saidDumbledorequietly,"Itmadeallthedifferenceintheworld,Harry.Youhelpeduncoverthetruth.Yousavedaninnocentmanfromaterriblefate."
Terrible.
