Гарри Поттер и Орден Феникса

The Sorting Hat’s New Song

           ’Butwhereishe,then?’

           Therewasapause,thenHarrysaidveryquietly,sothatNeville,ParvatiandLavendercouldnothear,’Maybehe’snotbackyet.YouknowfromhismissionthethinghewasdoingoverthesummerforDumbledore.

           ’Yeah...yeah,that’llbeit,’saidRon,soundingreassured,butHermionebitherlip,lookingupanddownthestafftableasthoughhopingforsomeconclusiveexplanationofHagrid’sabsence.

           ’Who’sthat?’shesaidsharply,pointingtowardsthemiddleofthestafftable.

           Harry’seyesfollowedhers.TheylitfirstuponProfessorDumbledore,sittinginhishigh-backedgoldenchairatthecentreofthelongstafftable,wearingdeep-purplerobesscatteredwithsilverystarsandamatchinghat.Dumbledore’sheadwasinclinedtowardsthewomansittingnexttohim,whowastalkingintohisear.Shelooked,Harrythought,likesomebody’smaidenaunt:squat,withshort,curly,mouse-brownhairinwhichshehadplacedahorriblepinkAlicebandthatmatchedthefluffypinkcardigansheworeoverherrobes.Thensheturnedherfaceslightlytotakeasipfromhergobletandhesaw,withashockofrecognition,apallid,toadlikefaceandapairofprominent,pouchyeyes.

           ’It’sthatUmbridgewoman!’

           ’Who?’saidHermione.

           ’Shewasatmyhearing,sheworksforFudge!’

           ’Nicecardigan,’saidRon,smirking.

           ’SheworksforFudge!’Hermionerepeated,frowning.’Whatonearth’sshedoinghere,then?’

           ’Dunno...

           Hermionescannedthestafftable,hereyesnarrowed.

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