Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Snape victorious
Theysetofftowardthelanethatledtotheschool.
"Howdidyoufindme?"
"Inoticedyouhadn’tleftthetrainandIknewyouhadthatcloak.Ithoughtyoumightbehidingforsomereason.WhenIsawtheblindsweredrawndownonthatcompartmentIthoughtI’dcheck."
"Butwhatareyoudoinghere,anyway?"Harryasked.
"I’mstationedinHogsmeadenow,togivetheschoolextraprotection,"saidTonks.
"Isitjustyouwho’sstationeduphere,or—?"
"No,Proudfoot,Savage,andDawlishareheretoo."
"Dawlish,thatAurorDumbledoreattackedlastyear?"
"That’sright."
Theytrudgedupthedark,desertedlane,followingthefreshlymadecarriagetracks.HarrylookedsidewaysatTonksunderhiscloak.Lastyearshehadbeeninquisitive(tothepointofbeingalittleannoyingattimes),shehadlaughedeasily,shehadmadejokes.Nowsheseemedolderandmuchmoreseriousandpurposeful.WasthisalltheeffectofwhathadhappenedattheMinistry?HereflecteduncomfortablythatHermionewouldhavesuggestedhesaysomethingconsolingaboutSiriustoher,thatithadn’tbeenherfaultatall,buthecouldn’tbringhimselftodoit.HewasfarfromblamingherforSirius’sdeath;itwasnomoreherfaultthananyoneelse’s(andmuchlessthanhis),buthedidnotliketalkingaboutSiriusifhecouldavoidit.Andsotheytrampedonthroughthecoldnightinsilence,Tonks’slongcloakwhisperingonthegroundbehindthem.
Havingalwaystraveledtherebycarriage,HarryhadneverbeforeappreciatedjusthowfarHogwartswasfromHogsmeadeStation.
