Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Yule Ball

           I’vegotameetingwiththeirHeadofMagicalCooperationinthenewyear-"

           "Let’sgoforawalk,"RonmutteredtoHarry,"getawayfromPercy...."

           Pretendingtheywantedmoredrinks.HarryandRonleftthetable,edgedaroundthedancefloor,andslippedoutintotheentrancehall.Thefrontdoorsstoodopen,andtheflutteringfairylightsintherosegardenwinkedandtwinkledastheywentdownthefrontsteps,wheretheyfoundthemselvessurroundedbybushes;winding,ornamentalpaths;andlargestonestatues.Harrycouldhearsplashingwater,whichsoundedlikeafountain.Hereandthere,peopleweresittingoncarvedbenches.HeandRonsetoffalongoneofthewindingpathsthroughtherosebushes,buttheyhadgoneonlyashortwaywhentheyheardanunpleasantlyfamiliarvoice.

           "...don’tseewhatthereistofussabout,Igor."

           "Severus,youcannotpretendthisisn’thappening!"Karkaroffsvoicesoundedanxiousandhushed,asthoughkeennottobeoverheard."It’sbeengettingclearerandclearerformonths.Iambecomingseriouslyconcerned,Ican’tdenyit-"

           "Thenflee,"saidSnape’svoicecurtly."Flee-Iwillmakeyourexcuses.I,however,amremainingatHogwarts."

           SnapeandKarkaroffcamearoundthecorner.Snapehadhiswandoutandwasblastingrosebushesapart,hisexpressionmostill-natured.Squealsissuedfrommanyofthebushes,anddarkshapesemergedfromthem.

           "TenpointsfromRavenclaw,Fawcett!"Snapesnarledasagirlranpasthim."AndtenpointsfromHufflepufftoo,Stebbins!"asaboywentrushingafterher.

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