Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Half-Blood Prince
Newpicturesadornedthewalls,manyofthemshowingpeoplewhoappearedtobeinpain,sportinggrislyinjuriesorstrangelycontortedbodyparts.Nobodyspokeastheysettleddown,lookingaroundattheshadowy,gruesomepictures.
"Ihavenotaskedyoutotakeoutyourbooks,"saidSnape,closingthedoorandmovingtofacetheclassfrombehindhisdesk;HermionehastilydroppedhercopyofConfrontingtheFacelessbackintoherbagandstoweditunderherchair."Iwishtospeaktoyou,andIwantyourfullestattention."
Hisblackeyesrovedovertheirupturnedfaces,lingeringforafractionofasecondlongeronHarry’sthananyoneelse’s.
"Youhavehadfiveteachersinthissubjectsofar,Ibelieve."
Youbelieve...likeyouhaven’twatchedthemallcomeandgo,hopingyou’dbenext,thoughtHarryscathingly.
"Naturally,theseteacherswillallhavehadtheirownmethodsandpriorities.GiventhisconfusionIamsurprisedsomanyofyouscrapedanO.W.L.inthissubject.IshallbeevenmoresurprisedifallofyoumanagetokeepupwiththeN.E.W.T.work,whichwillbemoreadvanced."
Snapesetoffaroundtheedgeoftheroom,speakingnowinalowervoice;theclasscranedtheirneckstokeephiminview.
"TheDarkArts,"saidSnape,"aremany,varied,ever-changing,andeternal.Fightingthemislikefightingamany-headedmonster,which,eachtimeaneckissevered,sproutsaheadevenfiercerandclevererthanbefore.Youarefightingthatwhichisunfixed,mutating,indestructible."
HarrystaredatSnape.
