Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Pensieve

           Thesilverylightwascomingfromthebasin’scontents,whichwerelikenothingHarryhadeverseenbefore.Hecouldnottellwhetherthesubstancewasliquidorgas.Itwasabright,whitishsilver,anditwasmovingceaselessly;thesurfaceofitbecameruffledlikewaterbeneathwind,andthen,likeclouds,separatedandswirledsmoothly.Itlookedlikelightmadeliquid-orlikewindmadesolid-Harrycouldn’tmakeuphismind.

           Hewantedtotouchit,tofindoutwhatitfeltlike,butnearlyfouryears’experienceofthemagicalworldtoldhimthatstickinghishandintoabowlfullofsomeunknownsubstancewasaverystupidthingtodo.Hethereforepulledhiswandoutoftheinsideofhisrobes,castanervouslookaroundtheoffice,lookedbackatthecontentsofthebasin,andproddedthem.

           Thesurfaceofthesilverystuffinsidethebasinbegantoswirlveryfast.

           Harrybentcloser,hisheadrightinsidethecabinet.Thesilverysubstancehadbecometransparent;itlookedlikeglass.Helookeddownintoitexpectingtoseethestonebottomofthebasin-andsawinsteadanenormousroombelowthesurfaceofthemysterioussubstance,aroomintowhichheseemedtobelookingthroughacircularwindowintheceiling.

           Theroomwasdimlylit;hethoughtitmightevenbeunderground,fortherewerenowindows,merelytorchesinbracketssuchastheonesthatilluminatedthewallsofHogwarts.

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