Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Felix Felicis
Harrypassedherthepodinthebowl;heandRonbothsnappedtheirgogglesbackovertheireyesanddived,oncemore,forthestump.
Itwasnotasthoughhewasreallysurprised,thoughtHarry,ashewrestledwithathornyvineintentuponthrottlinghim;hehadhadaninklingthatthismighthappensoonerorlater.Buthewasnotsurehowhefeltaboutit...HeandChowerenowtooembarrassedtolookateachother,letalonetalktoeachother;whatifRonandHermionestartedgoingouttogether,thensplitup?Couldtheirfriendshipsurviveit?Harryrememberedthefewweekswhentheyhadnotbeentalkingtoeachotherinthethirdyear;hehadnotenjoyedtryingtobridgethedistancebetweenthem.Andthen,whatiftheydidn’tsplitup?WhatiftheybecamelikeBillandFleur,anditbecameexcruciatinglyembarrassingtobeintheirpresence,sothathewasshutoutforgood?
"Gotcha!"yelledRon,pullingasecondpodfromthestumpjustasHermionemanagedtoburstthefirstoneopen,sothatthebowlwasfulloftuberswrigglinglikepalegreenworms.
TherestofthelessonpassedwithoutfurthermentionofSlughorn’sparty.AlthoughHarrywatchedhistwofriendsmorecloselyoverthenextfewdays,RonandHermionedidnotseemanydifferentexceptthattheywerealittlepolitertoeachotherthanusual.HarrysupposedhewouldjusthavetowaittoseewhathappenedundertheinfluenceofButterbeerinSlughorn’sdimlylitroomonthenightoftheparty.Inthemeantime,however,hehadmorepressingworries.
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