Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Spinner’s End
"MayIspeaktoyou?It’surgent."
"Butofcourse."
Hestoodbacktoallowhertopasshimintothehouse.Herstill-hoodedsisterfollowedwithoutinvitation.
"Snape,"shesaidcurtlyasshepassedhim.
"Bellatrix,"hereplied,histhinmouthcurlingintoaslightlymockingsmileasheclosedthedoorwithasnapbehindthem.
Theyhadsteppeddirectlyintoatinysittingroom,whichhadthefeelingofadark,paddedcell.Thewallswerecompletelycoveredinbooks,mostofthemboundinoldblackorbrownleather;athreadbaresofa,anoldarmchair,andaricketytablestoodgroupedtogetherinapoolofdimlightcastbyacandle-filledlamphungfromtheceiling.Theplacehadanairofneglect,asthoughitwasnotusuallyinhabited.
SnapegesturedNarcissatothesofa.Shethrewoffhercloak,castitaside,andsatdown,staringatherwhiteandtremblinghandsclaspedinherlap.Bellatrixloweredherhoodmoreslowly.Darkashersisterwasfair,withheavilyliddedeyesandastrongjaw,shedidnottakehergazefromSnapeasshemovedtostandbehindNarcissa.
"So,whatcanIdoforyou?"Snapeasked,settlinghimselfinthearmchairoppositethetwosisters.
"We...wearealone,aren’twe?"Narcissaaskedquietly.
"Yes,ofcourse.Well,Wormtail’shere,butwe’renotcountingvermin,arewe?"
Hepointedhiswandatthewallofbooksbehindhimandwithabang,ahiddendoorflewopen,revealinganarrowstaircaseuponwhichasmallmanstoodfrozen.
"Asyouhaveclearlyrealized,Wormtail,wehaveguests,"saidSnapelazily.
