Гарри Поттер и Орден Феникса

Owls

           ’Turnoveryourpapers,’saidProfessorMarchbanksfromthefrontoftheHall,flickingoverthegianthour-glass.’Youmaybegin

           Harrystaredfixedlyatthefirstquestion.Itwasseveralsecondsbeforeitoccurredtohimthathehadnottakeninawordofit;therewasawaspbuzzingdistractinglyagainstoneofthehighwindows.Slowly,tortuously,heatlastbegantowriteananswer.

           Hewasfindingitverydifficulttoremembernamesandkeptconfusingdates.Hesimplyskippedquestionfour(Inyouropinion,didwandlegislationcontributeto,orleadtobettercontrolof,goblinriotsoftheeighteenthcentury?),thinkingthathewouldgobacktoitifhehadtimeattheend.Hehadastabatquestionfive(HowwastheStatuteofSecrecybreachedin1749andwhatmeasureswereintroducedtopreventarecurrence?)buthadanaggingsuspicionthathehadmissedseveralimportantpoints;hehadafeelingvampireshadcomeintothestorysomewhere.

           Helookedaheadforaquestionhecoulddefinitelyanswerandhiseyesalighteduponnumberten:DescribethecircumstancesthatledtotheformationoftheInternationalConfederationofWizardsandexplainwhythewarlocksofLiechtensteinrefusedtojoin.

           Iknowthis,Harrythought,thoughhisbrainfelttorpidandslack.Hecouldvisualiseaheading,inHermione’shandwriting:TheformationoftheInternationalConfederationofWizards...hehadreadthosenotesonlythismorning.

           Hebegantowrite,lookingupnowandagaintocheckthelargehour-glassonthedeskbesideProfessorMarchbanks.

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