Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Draco’s Detour
"Harry,youhelpyourselftoanythingyouwant,allright?Nocharge."
"Ican’tdothat!"saidHarry,whohadalreadypulledouthismoneybagtopayfortheDecoyDetonators.
"Youdon’tpayhere,"saidFredfirmly,wavingawayHarry’sgold.
"But..."
"Yougaveusourstart-uploan,wehaven’tforgotten,"saidGeorgesternly."Takewhateveryoulike,andjustremembertotellpeoplewhereyougotit,iftheyask."
Georgesweptoffthroughthecurtaintohelpwiththecustomers,andFredledHarrybackintothemainpartoftheshoptofindHermioneandGinnystillporingoverthePatentedDaydreamCharms.
"Haven’tyougirlsfoundourspecialWonderWitchproductsyet?"askedFred."Followme,ladies..."
Nearthewindowwasanarrayofviolentlypinkproductsaroundwhichaclusterofexcitedgirlswasgigglingenthusiastically.HermioneandGinnybothhungback,lookingwary.
"Thereyougo,"saidFredproudly."Bestrangeoflovepotionsyou’llfindanywhere."
Ginnyraisedaneyebrowskeptically."Dotheywork?"sheasked.
"Certainlytheywork,foruptotwenty-fourhoursatatimedependingontheweightoftheboyinquestion—"
"—andtheattractivenessofthegirl,"saidGeorge,reappearingsuddenlyattheirside."Butwe’renotsellingthemtooursister,"headded,becomingsuddenlystern,"notwhenshe’salreadygotaboutfiveboysonthegofromwhatwe’ve—"
"Whateveryou’veheardfromRonisabigfatlie,"saidGinnycalmly,leaningforwardtotakeasmallpinkpotofftheshelf.
