Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Weighing of the Wands

           ThemomentRitaSkeeterhadspoken,thegreenquillhadstartedtoscribble,skiddingacrosstheparchment:

           AttractiveblondeRitaSkeeter,forty-three,who’ssavagequillhaspuncturedmanyinflatedreputations-

           "Lovely,"saidRitaSkeeter,yetagain,andsherippedthetoppieceofparchmentoff,crumpleditup,andstuffeditintoherhandbag.NowsheleanedtowardHarryandsaid,"So,Harry...whatmadeyoudecidetoentertheTriwizardTournament?"

           "Er-"saidHarryagain,buthewasdistractedbythequill.Eventhoughhewasn’tspeaking,itwasdashingacrosstheparchment,andinitswakehecouldmakeoutafreshsentence:

           Anuglyscar,souvenierofatragicpast,disfigurestheotherwisecharmingfaceofHarryPotter,whoseeyes-

           "Ignorethequill,Harry,"saidRitaSkeeterfirmly.ReluctantlyHarrylookedupatherinstead."Now-whydidyoudecidetoenterthetournament,Harry?"

           "Ididn’t,"saidHarry."Idon’tknowhowmynamegotintotheGobletofFire.Ididn’tputitinthere."

           RitaSkeeterraisedoneheavilypenciledeyebrow.

           "Comenow,Harry,there’snoneedtobescaredofgettingintotrouble.Weallknowyoushouldn’treallyhaveenteredatall.Butdon’tworryaboutthat.Ourreadershovearebel."

           "ButIdidn’tenter,"Harryrepeated."Idon’tknowwho-"

           "Howdoyoufeelaboutthetasksahead?"saidRitaSkeeter."Excited?Nervous?"

           "Ihaven’treallythought...yeah,nervous,Isuppose,"saidHarry.Hisinsidessquirmeduncomfortablyashespoke.

           "Championshavediedinthepast,haven’tthey?"saidRitaSkeeterbriskly.

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