Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           Themancrept,hunchbacked,downthelastfewstepsandmovedintotheroom.Hehadsmall,wateryeyes,apointednose,andworeanunpleasantsimper.Hislefthandwascaressinghisright,whichlookedasthoughitwasencasedinabrightsilverglove.

           "Narcissa!"hesaid,inasqueakyvoice."AndBellatrix!Howcharming—"

           "Wormtailwillgetusdrinks,ifyou’dlikethem,"saidSnape."Andthenhewillreturntohisbedroom."

           WormtailwincedasthoughSnapehadthrownsomethingathim.

           "Iamnotyourservant!"hesqueaked,avoidingSnape’seye.

           "Really?IwasundertheimpressionthattheDarkLordplacedyouheretoassistme."

           "Toassist,yes—butnottomakeyoudrinksand—andcleanyourhouse!"

           "Ihadnoidea,Wormtail,thatyouwerecravingmoredangerousassignments,"saidSnapesilkily."Thiscanbeeasilyarranged:IshallspeaktotheDarkLord—"

           "IcanspeaktohimmyselfifIwantto!"

           "Ofcourseyoucan,"saidSnape,sneering."Butinthemeantime,bringusdrinks.Someoftheelf-madewinewilldo."

           Wormtailhesitatedforamoment,lookingasthoughhemightargue,butthenturnedandheadedthroughasecondhiddendoor.Theyheardbangingandaclinkingofglasses.Withinsecondshewasback,bearingadustybottleandthreeglassesuponatray.Hedroppedtheseonthericketytableandscurriedfromtheirpresence,slammingthebook-covereddoorbehindhim.

           Snapepouredoutthreeglassesofblood-redwineandhandedtwoofthemtothesisters.Narcissamurmuredawordofthanks,whilstBellatrixsaidnothing,butcontinuedtogloweratSnape.