Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Other Minister
"Areyousayingyouwouldhavecavedintoblackmaillikethat?"
"Maybenot,"saidthePrimeMinister,standingupandstridingabouttheroom,"butIwouldhaveputallmyeffortsintocatchingtheblackmailerbeforehecommittedanysuchatrocity!"
"DoyoureallythinkIwasn’talreadymakingeveryeffort?"demandedFudgeheatedly."EveryAurorintheMinistrywas—andis—tryingtofindhimandrounduphisfollowers,butwehappentobetalkingaboutoneofthemostpowerfulwizardsofalltime,awizardwhohaseludedcaptureforalmostthreedecades!"
"SoIsupposeyou’regoingtotellmehecausedthehurricaneintheWestCountrytoo?"saidthePrimeMinister,histemperrisingwitheverypacehetook.Itwasinfuriatingtodiscoverthereasonforalltheseterribledisastersandnottobeabletotellthepublic,almostworsethanitbeingthegovernment’sfaultafterall.
"Thatwasnohurricane,"saidFudgemiserably.
"Excuseme!"barkedthePrimeMinister,nowpositivelystampingupanddown."Treesuprooted,roofsrippedoff,lamppostsbent,horribleinjuries—"
"ItwastheDeathEaters,"saidFudge."He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named’sfollowers.And...andwesuspectgiantinvolvement."
ThePrimeMinisterstoppedinhistracksasthoughhehadhitaninvisiblewall."Whatinvolvement?"
Fudgegrimaced."Heusedgiantslasttime,whenhewantedtogoforthegrandeffect,"hesaid.
