Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Weighing of the Wands

           "Dumbledore!"criedRitaSkeeter,witheveryappearanceofdelight-butHarrynoticedthatherquillandtheparchmenthadsuddenlyvanishedfromtheboxofMagicalMessRemover,andRita’sclawedfingerswerehastilysnappingshuttheclaspofhercrocodile-skinbag."Howareyou?"shesaid,standingupandholdingoutoneofherlarge,mannishhandstoDumbledore."IhopeyousawmypieceoverthesummerabouttheInternationalConfederationofWizards’Conference?"

           "Enchantinglynasty,"saidDumbledore,hiseyestwinkling."Iparticularlyenjoyedyourdescriptionofmeasanobsoletedingbat."

           RitaSkeeterdidn’tlookremotelyabashed.

           "Iwasjustmakingthepointthatsomeofyourideasarealittleold-fashioned,Dumbhedore,andthatmanywizardsinthestreet-"

           "Iwillbedelightedtohearthereasoningbehindtherudeness,Rita,"saidDumbledore,withacourteousbowandasmile,"butI’mafraidwewillhavetodiscussthematterlater.TheWeighingoftheWandsisabouttostart,anditcannottakeplaceifoneofourchampionsishiddeninabroomcupboard."

           VerygladtogetawayfromRitaSkeeter,Harryhurriedbackintotheroom.Theotherchampionswerenowsittinginchairsnearthedoor,andhesatdownquicklynexttoCedric,hookingupatthevelvet-coveredtable,wherefourofthefivejudgeswerenowsitting-ProfessorKarkaroff,MadameMaxime,Mr.Crouch,andLudoBagman.

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