Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The slug club
butthereseemslittledoubt,giventhenumberofwitnesses,thattherewasquiteadisturbanceattheMinistryandthatyouwerethereinthethickofitall!"
Harry,whocouldnotseeanywayoutofthiswithoutflatlylying,noddedbutstillsaidnothing.Slughornbeamedathim.
"Somodest,somodest,nowonderDumbledoreissofond—youwerethere,then?Buttherestofthestories—sosensational,ofcourse,onedoesn’tknowquitewhattobelieve—thisfabledprophecy,forinstance—"
"Weneverheardaprophecy,"saidNeville,turninggeraniumpinkashesaidit.
"That’sright,"saidGinnystaunchly."NevilleandIwereboththeretoo,andallthis’ChosenOne’rubbishisjusttheProphetmakingthingsupasusual."
"Youwereboththeretoo,wereyou?"saidSlughornwithgreatinterest,lookingfromGinnytoNeville,butbothofthemsatclam-likebeforehisencouragingsmile."Yes...well...itistruethattheProphetoftenexaggerates,ofcourse..."Slughornsaid,soundingalittledisappointed."IrememberdearGwenogtellingme(GwenogJones,Imean,ofcourse,CaptainoftheHolyheadHarpies)—"
Hemeanderedoffintoalong-windedreminiscence,butHarryhadthedistinctimpressionthatSlughornhadnotfinishedwithhim,andthathehadnotbeenconvincedbyNevilleandGinny.
TheafternoonworeonwithmoreanecdotesaboutillustriouswizardsSlughornhadtaught,allofwhomhadbeendelightedtojoinwhathecalledthe"SlugClub"atHogwarts.Harrycouldnotwaittoleave,butcouldn’tseehowtodosopolitely.
