Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Hermione’s helping hand
Onthelastone,however,heshotoffincompletelythewrongdirection;thecrowdlaughedandbooedandMcLaggenreturnedtothegroundgrindinghisteeth.
RonlookedreadytopassoutashemountedhisCleansweepEleven.
"Goodluck!"criedavoicefromthestands.Harrylookedaround,expectingtoseeHermione,butitwasLavenderBrown.Hewouldhavequitelikedtohavehiddenhisfaceinhishands,asshedidamomentlater,butthoughtthatastheCaptainheoughttoshowslightlymoregrit,andsoturnedtowatchRondohistrial.
Yetheneednothaveworried:Ronsavedone,two,three,four,fivepenaltiesinarow.Delighted,andresistingjoininginthecheersofthecrowdwithdifficulty,HarryturnedtoMcLaggentotellhimthat,mostunfortunately,Ronhadbeatenhim,onlytofindMcLaggen’sredfaceinchesfromhisown.Hesteppedbackhastily.
"Hissisterdidn’treallytry,"saidMcLaggenmenacingly.TherewasaveinpulsinginhistempleliketheoneHarryhadoftenadmiredinUncleVernon’s."Shegavehimaneasysave."
"Rubbish,"saidHarrycoldly."Thatwastheonehenearlymissed."
McLaggentookastepnearerHarry,whostoodhisgroundthistime.
"Givemeanothergo."
"No,"saidHarry."You’vehadyourgo.Yousavedfour.Ronsavedfive.Ron’sKeeper,hewonitfairandsquare.Getoutofmyway."
HethoughtforamomentthatMcLaggenmightpunchhim,buthecontentedhimselfwithanuglygrimaceandstormedaway,growlingwhatsoundedlikethreatstothinair.
Harryturnedaroundtofindhisnewteambeamingathim.
"Welldone,"hecroaked.
