Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Snape victorious
"Peoplewereinterrogatingusaboutitonthetrain,weren’tthey,Ron?"
"Yeah,"saidRon."Allwantingtoknowifyoureallyare’theChosenOne’—"
"Therehasbeenmuchtalkonthatverysubjectevenamongsttheghosts,"interruptedNearlyHeadlessNick,inclininghisbarelyconnectedheadtowardHarrysothatitwobbleddangerouslyonitsruff."IamconsideredsomethingofaPotterauthority;itiswidelyknownthatwearefriendly.IhaveassuredthespiritcommunitythatIwillnotpesteryouforinformation,however.’HarryPotterknowsthathecanconfideinmewithcompleteconfidence,’Itoldthem.’Iwouldratherdiethanbetrayhistrust.’"
"That’snotsayingmuch,seeingasyou’realreadydead,"Ronobserved.
"Onceagain,youshowallthesensitivityofabluntaxe,"saidNearlyHeadlessNickinaffrontedtones,andheroseintotheairandglidedbacktowardthefarendoftheGryffindortablejustasDumbledoregottohisfeetatthestafftable.ThetalkandlaughterechoingaroundtheHalldiedawayalmostinstantly.
"Theverybestofeveningstoyou!"hesaid,smilingbroadly,hisarmsopenedwideasthoughtoembracethewholeroom.
"Whathappenedtohishand?"gaspedHermione.
Shewasnottheonlyonewhohadnoticed.Dumbledore’srighthandwasasblackenedanddead-lookingasithadbeenonthenighthehadcometofetchHarryfromtheDursleys.Whispersswepttheroom;Dumbledore,interpretingthemcorrectly,merelysmiledandshookhispurple-and-goldsleeveoverhisinjury.
"Nothingtoworryabout,"hesaidairily."Now...
