Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Half-Blood Prince
"Now,"hecontinued,pointingatthecauldronnearesttheRavenclawtable,"thisonehereisprettywellknown...FeaturedinafewMinistryleafletslatelytoo...Whocan—?"
Hermione’shandwasfastestoncemore.
"lt’sPolyjuicePotion,sir,"shesaid.
Harrytoohadrecognizedtheslow-bubbling,mudlikesubstancethesecondcauldron,butdidnotresentHermionegettingthecreditforansweringthequestion;she,afterall,wastheonewhohadsucceededinmakingit,backintheirsecondyear.
"Excellent,excellent!Now,thisoneher...yes,mydear?"saidSlughorn,nowlookingslightlybemused,asHermione’shandpunchedtheairagain.
"It’sAmortentia!"
"Itisindeed.Irseemsalmostfoolishtoask,"saidSlughorn,whowaslookingmightilyimpressed,"butIassumeyouknowwhatitdoes?"
"It’sthemostpowerfulloveporionintheworld!"saidHermione.
"Quiteright!Yourecognizedit,Isuppose,byitsdistinctivemother-of-pearlsheen?"
"Andthesteamrisingincharacteristicspirals,"saidHermioneenthusiastically,"andit’ssupposedtosmelldifferentlytoeachofaccordingtowhatattractsus,andIcansmellfreshlymowngrassandnewparchmentand—"
Butsheturnedslightlypinkanddidnotcompletethesentence.
"MayIaskyourname,mydear?"saidSlughorn,ignoringHermione’sembarrassment.
"HermioneGranger,sir."
"Granger?Granger?CanyoupossiblyberelatedtoHectorDagworth-Granger,whofoundedtheMostExtraordinarySocietyofPotioneers?"
"No.Idon’tthinkso,sir.I’mMuggle-born,yousee."
