Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
"Afteryou,"saidDumbledore,gesturingtowardthebowl.
Harrybentforward,tookadeepbreath,andplungedhisfaceintothesilverysubstance.Hefelthisfeetleavetheofficefloor;hewasfalling,fallingthroughwhirlingdarknessandthen,quitesuddenly,hewasblinkingindazzlingsunlight.Beforehiseyeshadadjusted,Dumbledorelandedbesidehim.
Theywerestandinginacountrylaneborderedbyhigh,tangledhedgerows,beneathasummerskyasbrightandblueasaforget-me-not.Sometenfeetinfrontofthemstoodashort,plumpmanwearingenormouslythickglassesthatreducedhiseyestomolelikespecks.Hewasreadingawoodensignpostthatwasstickingoutofthebramblesontheleft-handsideoftheroad.HarryknewthismustbeOgden;hewastheonlypersoninsight,andhewasalsowearingthestrangeassortmentofclothessooftenchosenbyinexperiencedwizardstryingtolooklikeMuggles:inthiscase,afrockcoatandspatsoverastripedone-piecebathingcostume.BeforeHarryhadtimetodomorethanregisterhisbizarreappearance,however,Ogdenhadsetoffatabriskwalkdownthelane.
DumbledoreandHarryfollowed.Astheypassedthewoodensign,Harrylookedupatitstwoarms.Theonepointingbackthewaytheyhadcomeread:"GreatHangleton,5miles".ThearmpointingafterOgdensaid"LittleHangleton,1mile".
Theywalkedashortwaywithnothingtoseebutthehedgerows,thewideblueskyoverheadandtheswishing,frock-coatedfigureahead.
