Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Silver and opals
IwonderwhyMalfoytoldhertotakeitintothecastle?"
"Harry,Malfoywasn’tinHogsmeade!"saidHermione,actuallystampingherfootinfrustration.
"Hemusthaveusedanaccomplice,then,"saidHarry."CrabbeorGoyle—or,cometothinkofit,anotherDeathEater,he’llhaveloadsbettercroniesthanCrabbeandGoylenowhe’sjoinedup—"
RonandHermioneexchangedlooksthatplainlysaid,"There’snopointarguingwithhim."
"Dilligrout,"saidHermionefirmlyastheyreachedtheFatLady.
Theportraitswungopentoadmitthemtothecommonroom.Itwasquitefullandsmelledofdampclothing;manypeopleseemedtohavereturnedfromHogsmeadeearlybecauseofthebadweather.Therewasnobuzzoffearorspeculation,however:clearly,thenewsofKatie’sfatehadnotyetspread.
"Itwasn’taveryslickattack,really,whenyoustopandthinkaboutit,"saidRon,casuallyturfingafirstyearoutofoneofthegoodarmchairsbythefiresothathecouldsitdown."Thecursedidn’tevenmakeitintothecastle.Notwhatyou’dcallfoolproof."
"You’reright,"saidHermione,proddingRonoutofthechairwithherfootandofferingittothefirstyearagain."Itwasn’tverywellthought-outatall."
"ButsincewhenhasMalfoybeenoneoftheworld’sgreatthinkers?"askedHarry.
NeitherRonnorHermioneansweredhim.
