Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Hermione’s helping hand
"Ohdear!"saidSlughorn,hisfacefallingcomically."Dear,dear,Iwascountingonyou,Harry!Well,now,I’lljusthavetohaveawordwithSeverusandexplainthesituation.I’msureI’llbeabletopersuadehimtopostponeyourdetention.Yes,I’llseeyoubothlater!"
HebustledawayoutoftheHall.
"He’sgotnochanceofpersuadingSnape,"saidHarry,themomentSlughornwasoutofearshot."Thisdetention’salreadybeenpostponedonce;SnapediditforDumbledore,buthewon’tdoitforanyoneelse."
"Oh,Iwishyoucouldcome,Idon’twanttogoonmyown!"saidHermioneanxiously;HarryknewthatshewasthinkingaboutMcLaggen.
"Idoubtyou’llbealone,Ginny’llprobablybeinvited,"snappedRon,whodidnotseemtohavetakenkindlytobeingignoredbySlughorn.
AfterdinnertheymadetheirwaybacktoGryffindorTower.Thecommonroomwasverycrowded,asmostpeoplehadfinisheddinnerbynow,buttheymanagedtofindafreetableandsatdown;Ron,whohadbeeninabadmoodeversincetheencounterwithSlughorn,foldedhisarmsandfrownedattheceiling.HermionereachedoutforacopyoftheEveningProphet,whichsomebodyhadleftabandonedonachair.
"Anythingnew?"saidHarry.
"Notreally..."Hermionehadopenedthenewspaperandwasscanningtheinsidepages."Oh,look,yourdad’sinhere,Ron—he’sallright!"sheaddedquickly,forRonhadlookedaroundinalarm."Itjustsayshe’sbeentovisittheMalfoys’house.’ThissecondsearchoftheDeathEatersresidencedoesnotseemtohaveyieldedanyresults.
