Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The slug club
Andinfact,theirdeparturethefollowingmorningwassmootherthanusual.TheMinistrycarsglideduptothefrontoftheBurrowtofindthemwaiting,trunkspacked;Hermione’scat,Crookshanks,safelyenclosedinhistravelingbasket;andHedwig;Ron’sowl,Pigwidgeon;andGinny’snewpurplePygmyPuff,Arnold,incages.
"Aurevoir,’Arry,"saidFleurthroatily,kissinghimgoodbye.Ronhurriedforward,lookinghopeful,butGinnystuckoutherfootandRonfell,sprawlinginthedustatFleur’sfeet.Furious,red-faced,anddirt-spattered,hehurriedintothecarwithoutsayinggoodbye.
TherewasnocheerfulHagridwaitingforthematKing’sCrossStation.Instead,twogrim-faced,beardedAurorsindarkMugglesuitsmovedforwardthemomentthecarsstoppedand,flankingtheparty,marchedthemintothestationwithoutspeaking.
"Quick,quick,throughthebarrier,"saidMrs.Weasley,whoseemedalittleflusteredbythisaustereefficiency."Harryhadbettergofirst,with—"
ShelookedinquiringlyatoneoftheAurors,whonoddedbriefly,seizedHarry’supperarm,andattemptedtosteerhimtowardthebarrierbetweenplatformsnineandten.
"Icanwalk,thanks,"saidHarryirritably,jerkinghisarmoutoftheAuror’sgrip.Hepushedhistrolleydirectlyatthesolidbarrier,ignoringhissilentcompanion,andfoundhimself,asecondlater,standingonplatformnineandthree-quarters,wherethescarletHogwartsExpressstoodbelchingsteamoverthecrowd.
HermioneandtheWeasleysjoinedhimwithinseconds.
