Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The slug club
Maybethejobhewantsmetodoisn’tsomethingthatyouneedtobequalifiedfor,"saidMalfoyquietly.
CrabbeandGoylewerebothsittingwiththeirmouthsopenlikegargoyles.PansywasgazingdownatMalfoyasthoughshehadneverseenanythingsoawe-inspiring.
"IcanseeHogwarts,"saidMalfoy,clearlyrelishingtheeffecthehadcreatedashepointedoutoftheblackenedwindow."We’dbettergetourrobeson."
HarrywassobusystaringatMalfoy,hedidnotnoticeGoylereachingupforhistrunk;asheswungitdown,ithitHarryhardonthesideofthehead.Heletoutaninvoluntarygaspofpain,andMalfoylookedupattheluggagerack,frowning.
HarrywasnotafraidofMalfoy,buthestilldidnotmuchliketheideaofbeingdiscoveredhidingunderhisInvisibilityCloakbyagroupofunfriendlySlytherins.Eyesstillwateringandheadstillthrobbing,hedrewhiswand,carefulnottodisarrangethecloak,andwaited,breathheld.Tohisrelief,Malfoyseemedtodecidethathehadimaginedthenoise;hepulledonhisrobesliketheothers,lockedhistrunk,andasthetrainslowedtoajerkycrawl,fastenedathicknewtravelingcloakroundhisneck.
HarrycouldseethecorridorsfillingupagainandhopedthatHermioneandRonwouldtakehisthingsoutontotheplatformforhim;hewasstuckwherehewasuntilthecompartmenthadquiteemptied.Atlast,withafinallurch,thetraincametoacompletehalt.Goylethrewthedooropenandmuscledhiswayoutintoacrowdofsecondyears,punchingthemaside;CrabbeandZabinifollowed.
