Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Half-Blood Prince
"Tellmewhenyoucalltrials!"
"Don’tbestupid,"saidHarry,"youdon’tneedtotryout,Iwatchedyouplayforfiveyears..."
"Youmustn’tstartofflikethat,"shesaidwarningly."Forallyouknow,there’ssomeonemuchbetterthanmeoutthere.GoodteamshavebeenruinedbeforenowbecauseCaptainsjustkeptplayingtheoldfaces,orlettingintheirfriends...."
RonlookedalittleuncomfortableandbeganplayingwiththeFangedFrisbeeHermionehadtakenfromthefourth-yearstudent.Itzoomedaroundthecommonroom,snarlingandattemptingtotakebitesofthetapestry.Crookshanks’syelloweyesfolloweditandhehissedwhenitcametooclose.
AnhourlatertheyreluctantlyleftthesunlitcommonroomfortheDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsclassroomfourfloorsbelow.Hermionewasalreadyqueuingoutside,carryinganarmfulofheavybooksandlookingput-upon.
"WegotsomuchhomeworkforRunes,"shesaidanxiouslywhenHarryandRonjoinedher."Afifteen-inchessay,twotranslations,andI’vegottoreadthesebyWednesday!"
"Shame,"yawnedRon.
"Youwait,"shesaidresentfully."IbetSnapegivesusloads."
Theclassroomdooropenedasshespoke,andSnapesteppedintothecorridor,hissallowfaceframedaseverbytwocurtainsofgreasyblackhair.Silencefelloverthequeueimmediately.
"Inside,"hesaid.
Harrylookedaroundastheyentered.Snapehadimposedhispersonalityupontheroomalready;itwasgloomierthanusual,ascurtainshadbeendrawnoverthewindows,andwaslitbycandlelight.
