Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Third Task

           "Therewerealotofattacksonstudentsacoupleofyearsago,andmostpeoplethoughtPotterwasbehindthemaftertheysawhimlosehistemperataduelingclubandsetasnakeonanotherboy.Itwasallhushedup,though.Buthe’smadefriendswithwerewolvesandgiantstoo.Wethinkhe’ddoanythingforabitofpower."

           Parseltongue,theabilitytoconversewithsnakes,haslongbeenconsideredaDarkArt.Indeed,themostfamousParselmouthofourtimesisnoneotherthanYou-Know-Whohimself.AmemberoftheDarkForceDefenseLeague,whowishedtoremainunnamed,statedthathewouldregardanywizardwhocouldspeakParseltongue"asworthyofinvestigation.Personally,Iwouldbehighlysuspiciousofanybodywhocouldconversewithsnakes,asserpentsareoftenusedintheworstkindsofDarkMagic,andarehistoricallyassociatedwithevildoers."Similarly,"anyonewhoseeksoutthecompanyofsuchviciouscreaturesaswerewolvesandgiantswouldappeartohaveafondnessforviolence."

           AlbusDumbledoreshouldsurelyconsiderwhetheraboysuchasthisshouldbeallowedtocompeteintheTriwizardTournament.SomefearthatPottermightresorttotheDarkArtsinhisdesperationtowinthetournament,thethirdtaskofwhichtakesplacethisevening.

           "Goneoffmeabit,hasn’tshe?"saidHarrylightly,foldingupthepaper.

           OverattheSlytherintable,Malfoy,Crabbe,andGoylewerelaughingathim,tappingtheirheadswiththeirfingers,pullinggrotesquelymadfaces,andwagglingtheirtongueslikesnakes.

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