Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Snape victorious
WhatkindofmissionwouldYou-Know-Whohavegivenhim?"
"Howd’youknowVoldemortdoesn’tneedsomeoneatHogwarts?Itwouldn’tbethefirst—"
"Iwishyeh’dstopsayin’thaname,Harry,"saidareproachfulvoicebehindthem.HarrylookedoverhisshouldertoseeHagtidshakinghishead.
"Dumbledoreusesthatname,"saidHarrystubbornly.
"Yeah,well,tha’sDumbledore,innit?"saidHagridmysteriously."Sohowcomeyehwerelate,Harry?Iwasworried."
"Gothelduponthetrain,"saidHarry."Whywereyoulate?"
"IwaswithGrawp,"saidHagridhappily."Los’tracko’thetime.He’sgotanewhomeupinthemountainsnow,Dumbledorefixedit—nicebigcave.He’smuchhappierthanhewasintheforest.Wewerehavin’agoodchat."
"Really?"saidHarry,takingcarenottocatchRon’seye;thelasttimehehadmetHagrid’shalf-brother,aviciousgiantwithatalentforrippinguptreesbytheroots,hisvocabularyhadcomprisedfivewords,twoofwhichhewasunabletopronounceproperly.
"Ohyeah,he’sreallycomeon,"saidHagridproudly."Yeh’llbeamazed.I’mthinkin’o’trainin’himupasmeassistant."
Ronsnortedloudly,butmanagedtopassitoffasaviolentsneeze.Theywerenowstandingbesidetheoakfrontdoors.
"Anyway,I’llseeyehtomorrow,firs’lesson’sstraightafterlunch.Comeearlyan’yehcansayhelloterBuck—Imean,Witherwings!"
Raisinganarmincheeryfarewell,heheadedoutofthedoorsintothedarkness.
HarryandRonlookedateachother
