Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
Thenthelanecurvedtotheleftandfellaway,slopingsteeplydownahillside,sothattheyhadasudden,unexpectedviewofawholevalleylaidoutinfrontofthem.Harrycouldseeavillage,undoubtedlyLittleHangleton,nestledbetweentwosteephills,itschurchandgraveyardclearlyvisible.Acrossthevalley,setontheoppositehillside,wasahandsomemanorhousesurroundedbyawideexpanseofvelvetygreenlawn.
Ogdenhadbrokenintoareluctanttrotduetothesteepdownwardslope.Dumbledorelengthenedhisstride,andHarryhurriedtokeepup.HethoughtLittleHangletonmustbetheirfinaldestinationandwondered,ashehaddoneonthenighttheyhadfoundSlughorn,whytheyhadtoapproachitfromsuchadistance.Hesoondiscoveredthathewasmistakeninthinkingthattheyweregoingtothevillage,however.Thelanecurvedtotherightandwhentheyroundedthecorner,itwastoseetheveryedgeofOgden’sfrockcoatvanishingthroughagapinthehedge.
DumbledoreandHarryfollowedhimontoanarrowdirttrackborderedbyhigherandwilderhedgerowsthanthosetheyhadleftbehind.Thepathwascrooked,rocky,andpotholed,slopingdownhilllikethelastone,anditseemedtobeheadingforapatchofdarktreesalittlebelowthem.Sureenough,thetracksoonopenedupatthecopse,andDumbledoreandHarrycametoahaltbehindOgden,whohadstoppedanddrawnhiswand.
