Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           HesquintedintoOgden’sfaceandmuttered,inwhatwasclearlysupposedtobeanoffensivetone,"NowIcometothinkaboutit,I’veseennoseslikeyoursdowninthevillage."

           "Idon’tdoubtit,ifyourson’sbeenletlooseonthem,"saidOgden."Perhapswecouldcontinuethisdiscussioninside?"

           "Inside?"

           "Yes,Mr.Gaunt.I’vealreadytoldyou.I’mhereaboutMorfin.Wesentanowl—"

           "I’venouseforowls,"saidGaunt."Idon’topenletters."

           "Thenyoucanhardlycomplainthatyougetnowarningofvisitors,"saidOgdentartly."IamherefollowingaseriousbreachofWizardinglaw,whichoccurredhereintheearlyhoursofthismorning—"

           "Allright,allright,allright!"bellowedGaunt."Comeinthebleedinghouse,then,andmuchgoodit’lldoyou!"

           Thehouseseemedtocontainthreetinyrooms.Twodoorsledoffthemainroom,whichservedaskitchenandlivingroomcombined.Morfinwassittinginafilthyarmchairbesidethesmokingfire,twistingaliveadderbetweenhisthickfingersandcrooningsoftlyatitinParseltongue:

           Hissy,hissy,littlesnakey,

           Slitheronthefloor

           YoubegoodtoMorfin

           Orhe’llnailyoutothedoor.

           Therewasascufflingnoiseinthecornerbesidetheopenwindow,andHarryrealizedthattherewassomebodyelseintheroom,agirlwhoseraggedgraydresswastheexactcolorofthedirtystonewallbehindher.Shewasstandingbesideasteamingpotonagrimyblackstove,andwasfiddlingaroundwiththeshelfofsqualid-lookingpotsandpansaboveit.