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.

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