Гарри Поттер и Орден Феникса

The Eye of the Snake

           ’Ignorethem,justignorethem,’intonedHermione,pullingoutherwandandperformingthecharmtoproducehotairagain,sothatshecouldmeltthemaneasierpaththroughtheuntouchedsnowbetweenthemandthegreenhouses.

           Decemberarrived,bringingwithitmoresnowandapositiveavalancheofhomeworkforthefifth-years.RonandHermione’sprefectdutiesalsobecamemoreandmoreonerousasChristmasapproached.Theywerecalledupontosupervisethedecorationofthecastle(’YoutryputtinguptinselwhenPeeveshasgottheotherendandistryingtostrangleyouwithit,’saidRon),towatchoverfirst-andsecond-yearsspendingtheirbreak-timesinsidebecauseofthebittercold(’Andthey’recheekylittlesnot-rags,youknow,wedefinitelyweren’tthatrudewhenwewereinfirstyear,’saidRon)andtopatrolthecorridorsinshiftswithArgusFilch,whosuspectedthattheholidayspiritmightshowitselfinanoutbreakofwizardduels(’He’sgotdungforbrains,thatone,’saidRonfuriously).TheyweresobusythatHermionehadevenstoppedknittingelfhatsandwasfrettingthatshewasdowntoherlastthree.

           ’AllthosepoorelvesIhaven’tsetfreeyet,havingtostayhereoverChristmasbecausetherearen’tenoughhats!’

           Harry,whohadnothadthehearttotellherthatDobbywastakingeverythingshemade,bentloweroverhisHistoryofMagicessay.Inanycase,hedidnotwanttothinkaboutChristmas.Forthefirsttimeinhisschoolcareer,heverymuchwantedtospendtheholidaysawayfromHogwarts.

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