Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The slug club
"Andnow,"saidSlughorn,shiftingmassivelyinhisseatwiththeairofacompereintroducinghisstaract."HarryPotter!Wheretobegin?IfeelIbarelyscratchedthesurfacewhenwemetoverthesummer!"
HecontemplatedHarryforamomentasthoughhewasaparticularlylargeandsucculentpieceofpheasant,thensaid,"’TheChosenOne,’they’recallingyounow!"
Harrysaidnothing.Belby,McLaggen,andZabiniwereallstaringathim.
"Ofcourse,"saidSlughorn,watchingHarryclosely,"therehavebeenrumorsforyears...Irememberwhen—well—afterthatterriblenight—Lily—James—andyousurvived—andthewordwasthatyoumusthavepowersbeyondtheordinary—"
Zabinigaveatinylittlecoughthatwasclearlysupposedtoindicateamusedskepticism.AnangryvoiceburstoutfrombehindSlughorn.
"Yeah,Zabini,becauseyou’resotalented...atposing..."
"Ohdear!"chuckledSlughorncomfortably,lookingaroundatGinny,whowasglaringatZabiniaroundSlughorn’sgreatbelly."Youwanttobecareful,Blaise!IsawthisyoungladyperformthemostmarvelousBat-BogeyHexasIwaspassinghercarriage!Iwouldn’tcrossher!"
Zabinimerelylookedcontemptuous.
"Anyway,"saidSlughorn,turningbacktoHarry."Suchrumorsthissummer.Ofcourse,onedoesn’tknowwhattobelieve,theProphethasbeenknowntoprintinaccuracies,makemistakes..."saidBelby,whoseemedafraidtotakeanotherbiteofpheasantuntilhewassurethatSlughornhadfinishedwithhim.
