Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The slug club
Neville’schildhoodhadbeenblightedbyVoldemortjustasmuchasHarry’shad,butNevillehadnoideahowclosehehadcometohavingHarry’sdestiny.Theprophecycouldhavereferredtoeitherofthem,yet,forhisowninscrutablereasons,VoldemorthadchosentobelievethatHarrywastheonemeant.
HadVoldemortchosenNeville,itwouldbeNevillesittingoppositeHarrybearingthelightning-shapedscarandtheweightoftheprophecy...orwouldit?WouldNeville’smotherhavediedtosavehim,asLilyhaddiedforHarry?Surelyshewould...butwhatifshehadbeenunabletostandbetweenhersonandVoldemort?Wouldtherethenhavebeenno’ChosenOne’atall?AnemptyseatwhereNevillenowsatandascarlessHarrywhowouldhavebeenkissedgoodbyebyhisownmother,notRon’s?
"Youallright,Harry?Youlookfunny,"saidNeville.
Harrystarted.
"Sorry—I—"
"Wrackspurtgotyou?"askedLunasympathetically,peeringatHarrythroughherenormouscoloredspectacles.
"I—what?"
"AWrackspurt...They’reinvisible.Theyfloatinthroughyourearsandmakeyourbraingofuzzy,"shesaid."IthoughtIfeltonezoomingaroundinhere."
Sheflappedherhandsatthinair,asthoughbeatingofflargeinvisiblemoths.HarryandNevillecaughteachother’seyesandhastilybegantotalkofQuidditch.
Theweatherbeyondthetrainwindowswasaspatchyasithadbeenallsummer;theypassedthroughstretchesofthechillingmist,thenoutintoweak,clearsunlight.
