Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Snape victorious
toournewstudents,welcome,toouroldstudents,welcomeback!Anotheryearfullofmagicaleducationawaitsyou..."
"HishandwaslikethatwhenIsawhimoverthesummer,"HarrywhisperedtoHermione."Ithoughthe’dhavecureditbynow,though...orMadamPomfreywould’vedone."
"Itlooksasifit’sdied,"saidHermione,withanauseatedexpression."Buttherearesomeinjuriesyoucan’tcure...oldcurses...andtherearepoisonswithoutantidotes..."
"...andMr.Filch,ourcaretaker,hasaskedmetosaythatthereisablanketbanonanyjokeitemsboughtattheshopcalledWeasleys’WizardWheezes.
"ThosewishingtoplayfortheirHouseQuidditchteamsshouldgivetheirnamestotheirHeadsofHouseasusual.WearealsolookingfornewQuidditchcommentators,whoshoulddolikewise.
"Wearepleasedtowelcomeanewmemberofstaffthisyear.ProfessorSlughorn."Slughornstoodup,hisbaldheadgleaminginthecandlelight,hisbigwaistcoatedbellycastingthetableintoshadow,"isaformercolleagueofminewhohasagreedtoresumehisoldpostofPotionsmaster."
"Potions?"
"Potions?"
ThewordechoedallovertheHallaspeoplewonderedwhethertheyhadheardright.
"Potions?"saidRonandHermionetogether,turningtostareHarry."Butyousaid—"
"ProfessorSnape,meanwhile,"saidDumbledore,raisingvoicesothatitcarriedoverallthemuttering,"willbetakingthepositionofDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsteacher."
"No!"saidHarry,soloudlythatmanyheadsturnedinhisdirection.
