Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Silver and opals
"Howdoyouknow,Professor?"
"Becausehewasdoingdetentionwithme.HehasnowfailedtocompletehisTransfigurationhomeworktwiceinarow.So,thankyoufortellingmeyoursuspicions,Potter,"shesaidasshemarchedpastthem,"butIneedtogouptothehospitalwingnowtocheckonKatieBell.Gooddaytoyouall."
Sheheldopenherofficedoor.Theyhadnochoicebuttofilepastherwithoutanotherword.
HarrywasangrywiththeothertwoforsidingwithMcGonagall;nevertheless,hefeltcompelledtojoininoncetheystarteddiscussingwhathadhappened.
"SowhodoyoureckonKatiewassupposedtogivethenecklaceto?"askedRon,astheyclimbedthestairstothecommonroom.
"Goodnessonlyknows,"saidHermione."Butwhoeveritwashashadanarrowescape.Noonecouldhaveopenedthatpackagewithouttouchingthenecklace."
"Itcould’vebeenmeantforloadsofpeople,"saidHarry."Dumbledore—theDeathEaterswouldlovetogetridofhim,hemustbeoneoftheirtoptargets.OrSlughorn—DumbledorereckonsVoldemortreallywantedhimandtheycan’tbepleasedthathe’ssidedwithDumbledore.Or—"
"Oryou,"saidHermione,lookingtroubled.
"Couldn’thavebeen,"saidHarry,"orKatiewould’vejustturnedaroundinthelaneandgivenittome,wouldn’tshe?IwasbehindherallthewayoutoftheThreeBroomsticks.ItwouldhavemademuchmoresensetodelivertheparceloutsideHogwarts,whatwithFilchsearchingeveryonewhogoesinandout
