Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The slug club
"Ohyeah,hisuncle’sbigintheMinistry,"saidMalfoy.
"—someoneelsecalledBelby,fromRavenclaw—"
"Nothim,he’saprat!"saidPansy.
"—andLongbottom,Potter,andthatWeasleygirl,"finishedZabini.
Malfoysatupverysuddenly,knockingPansy’shandaside.
"HeinvitedLongbottom?"
"Well,Iassumeso,asLongbottomwasthere,"saidZabiniindifferently.
"What’sLongbottomgottointerestSlughorn?"
Zabinishrugged.
"Potter,preciousPotter,obviouslyhewantedalookattheChosenOne,"sneeredMalfoy,"butthatWeasleygirl!What’ssospecialabouther?"
"Alotofboyslikeher,"saidPansy,watchingMalfoyoutofthecornerofhereyesforhisreaction."Evenyouthinkshe’sgood-looking,don’tyou,Blaise,andweallknowhowhardyouaretoplease!"
"Iwouldn’ttouchafilthylittlebloodtraitorlikeherwhatevershelookedlike,"saidZabinicoldly,andPansylookedpleased.Malfoysankbackacrossherlapandallowedhertoresumethestrokingofhishair.
"Well,IpitySlughorn’staste.Maybehe’sgoingabitsenile.Shame,myfatheralwayssaidhewasagoodwizardinhisday.Myfatherusedtobeabitofafavoriteofhis.Slughornprobablyhasn’theardI’monthetrain,or—"
"Iwouldn’tbankonaninvitation,"saidZabini."HeaskedmeaboutNott’sfatherwhenIfirstarrived.Theyusedtobeoldfriends,apparently,butwhenheheardhe’dbeencaughtattheMinistryhedidn’tlookhappy,andNottdidn’tgetaninvitation,didhe?Idon’tthinkSlughorn’sinterestedinDeathEaters."
