Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Half-Blood Prince
Yourssincerely,
AlbusDumbledore
P.S.IenjoyAcidPops.
"HeenjoysAcidPops?"saidRon,whohadreadthemessageoverHarry’sshoulderandwaslookingperplexed.
"It’sthepasswordtogetpastthegargoyleoutsidehisstudy,"saidHarryinalowvoice."Ha!Snape’snotgoingtobepleased...Iwon’tbeabletodohisdetention!"
He,Ron,andHermionespentthewholeofbreakspeculatingonwhatDumbledorewouldteachHarry.RonthoughtitmostlikelytobespectacularjinxesandhexesofthetypetheDeathEaterswouldnotknow.Hermionesaidsuchthingswereillegal,andthoughtitmuchmorelikelythatDumbledorewantedtoteachHarryadvancedDefensivemagic.Afterbreak,shewentofftoArithmancywhileHarryandRonreturnedtothecommonroomwheretheygrudginglystartedSnape’shomework.ThisturnedouttobesocomplexthattheystillhadnotfinishedwhenHermionejoinedthemfortheirafter-lunchfreeperiod(thoughsheconsiderablyspeededuptheprocess).Theyhadonlyjustfinishedwhenthebellrangfortheafternoon’sdoublePotionsandtheybeatthefamiliarpathdowntothedungeonclassroomthathad,forsolong,beenSnape’s.
WhentheyarrivedinthecorridortheysawthattherewereonlyadozenpeopleprogressingtoN.E.W.T.level.CrabbeandGoylehadevidentlyfailedtoachievetherequiredO.W.L.grade,butfourSlytherinshadmadeitthrough,includingMalfoy.FourRavenclawswerethere,andoneHufflepuff,ErnieMacmillan,whomHarrylikeddespitehisratherpompousmanner.
