Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The slug club
"Er...heandmydaddon’tgetonverywell,yousee,soIdon’treallyknowmuchabout..."
HisvoicetailedawayasSlughorngavehimacoldsmileandturnedtoMcLaggeninstead.
"Now,you,Cormac,"saidSlughorn,"IhappentoknowyouseealotofyourUncleTiberius,becausehehasarathersplendidpictureofthetwoofyouhuntingNogtailsin,Ithink,Norfolk?"
"Oh,yeah,thatwasfun,thatwas,"saidMcLaggen."WewentwithBertieHiggsandRufusScrimgeour—thiswasbeforehebecameMinister,obviously—"
"Ah,youknowBertieandRufustoo?"beamedSlughorn,nowofferingaroundasmalltrayofpies;somehow,Belbywasmissedout."Nowtellme..."
ItwasasHarryhadsuspected.Everyonehereseemedtohavebeeninvitedbecausetheywereconnectedtosomebodywell-knownorinfluential...everyoneexceptGinny.Zabini,whowasinterrogatedafterMcLaggen,turnedouttohaveafamouslybeautifulwitchforamother(fromwhatHarrycouldmakeout,shehadbeenmarriedseventimes,eachofherhusbandsdyingmysteriouslyandleavinghermoundsofgold).ItwasNeville’sturnnext:thiswasaveryuncomfortabletenminutes,forNeville’sparents,well-knownAurors,hadbeentorturedintoinsanitybyBellatrixLestrangeandacoupleofDeathEatercronies.AttheendofNeville’sinterview,HarryhadtheimpressionthatSlughornwasreservingjudgmentonNeville,yettoseewhetherhehadanyofhisparents’flair.
