Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Draco’s Detour
Therewerebinsfulloftrickwands,thecheapestmerelyturningintorubberchickensorpairsofbriefswhenwaved,themostexpensivebeatingtheunwaryuseraroundtheheadandneck,andboxesofquills,whichcameinSelf-Inking,Spell-Checking,andSmart-Answervarieties.Aspaceclearedinthecrowd,andHarrypushedhiswaytowardthecounter,whereagaggleofdelightedten-year-oldswaswatchingatinylittlewoodenmanslowlyascendingthestepstoarealsetofgallows,bothperchedonaboxthatread:Reusablehangman—spellitorhe’llswing!
"’PatentedDaydreamCharms’"
Hermionehadmanagedtosqueezethroughtoalargedisplaynearthecounterandwasreadingtheinformationonthebackofaboxbearingahighlycoloredpictureofahandsomeyouthandaswooninggirlwhowerestandingonthedeckofapirateship.
"’Onesimpleincantationandyouwillenteratop-quality,highlyrealistic,thirty-minutedaydream,easytofitintotheaverageschoollessonandvirtuallyundetectable(sideeffectsincludevacantexpressionandminordrooling).Notforsaletounder-sixteens’.Youknow,"saidHermione,lookingupatHarry,"thatreallyisextraordinarymagic!"
"Forthat,Hermione,"saidavoicebehindthem,"youcanhaveoneforfree."
AbeamingFredstoodbeforethem,wearingasetofmagentarobesthatclashedmagnificentlywithhisflaminghair.
"Howareyou,Harry?"Theyshookhands."Andwhat’shappenedtoyoureye,Hermione?"
"Yourpunchingtelescope,"shesaidruefully.
"Ohblimey,Iforgotaboutthose,"saidFred."Here..."
