Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The Half-Blood Prince
Hisannoyancewiththepreviousownervanishingonthespot,Harrynowsquintedatthenextlineofinstructions.Accordingthebook,hehadtostircounterclockwiseuntilthepotionturnedclearaswater.Accordingtotheadditionthepreviousownermade,however,heoughttoaddaclockwisestiraftereveryseventhcounterclockwisestir.Couldtheoldownerberighttwice?
Harrystirredcounterclockwise,heldhisbreath,andstirredonceclockwise.Theeffectwasimmediate.Thepotionturnedpalepink.
"Howareyoudoingthat?"demandedHermione,whowasredfacedandwhosehairwasgrowingbushierandbushierinthefumesfromhercauldron;herpotionwasstillresolutelypurple.
"Addaclockwisestir—"
"No,no,thebooksayscounterclockwise!"shesnapped.
Harryshruggedandcontinuedwhathewasdoing.Sevenstirscounterclockwise,oneclockwise,pause...sevenstirscounterclockwise,onestirclockwise...
Acrossthetable,Ronwascursingfluentlyunderhisbreath;hispotionlookedlikeliquidlicorice.Harryglancedaround.Asfarashecouldsee,nooneelse’spotionhadturnedaspaleashis.Hefeltelated,somethingthathadcertainlyneverhappenedbeforeinthisdungeon.
"Andtime’s...up!"calledSlughorn."Stopstirring,please!"
Slughornmovedslowlyamongthetables,peeringintocauldrons.Hemadenocomment,butoccasionallygavethepotionsastirorasniff.AtlasthereachedthetablewhereHarry,Ron,Hermione,andErnieweresitting.HesmiledruefullyatthetarlikesubstanceinRon’scauldron.HepassedoverErnie’snavyconcoction.
