Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Half-Blood Prince
"IhadenoughofthatduringthoseOcclumencylessons!Whydoesn’theuseanotherguineapigforachange?What’sDumbledoreplayingat,anyway,lettinghimteachDefense?DidyouhearhimtalkingabouttheDarkArts?Helovesthem!Allthatunfixed,indestructiblestuff—"
"Well,"saidHermione,"Ithoughthesoundedabitlikeyou."
"Likeme?"
"Yes,whenyouweretellinguswhatit’sliketofaceVoldemort.Yousaiditwasn’tjustmemorizingabunchofspells,yousaiditwasjustyouandyourbrainsandyourguts—well,wasn’tthatwhatSnapewassaying?Thatitreallycomesdowntobeingbraveandquick-thinking?"
HarrywassodisarmedthatshehadthoughthiswordsaswellworthmemorizingasTheStandardBookofSpellsthathedidnotargue.
"Harry!Hey,Harry!"
Harrylookedaround;JackSloper,oneoftheBeatersonlastyear’sGryffindorQuidditchteam,washurryingtowardhimholdingarollofparchment.
"Foryou,"pantedSloper."Listen,Iheardyou’rethenewCaptain.When’reyouholdingtrials?"
"I’mnotsureyet,"saidHarry,thinkingprivatelythatSloperwouldbeveryluckytogetbackontheteam."I’llletyouknow."
"Oh,right.Iwashopingit’dbethisweekend—"
ButHarrywasnotlistening;hehadjustrecognizedthethin,slantingwritingontheparchment.LeavingSloperinmid-sentence,hehurriedawaywithRonandHermione,unrollingtheparchmentashewent.
DearHarry,
IwouldliketostartourprivatelessonsthisSaturday.Kindlycomealongtomyofficeateightp.m.Ihopeyouareenjoyingyourfirstdaybackatschool.
