Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           "Thelibraryisnowclosed,"shesaid,"Mindyoureturnanythingyouhaveborrowedtothecorrect—whathaveyoubeendoingtothatbook,youdepravedboy?"

           "Itisn’tthelibrary’s,it’smine!"saidHarryhastily,snatchinghiscopyofAdvancedPotion-Makingoffthetableasshelungedatitwithaclawlikehand.

           "Despoiled!"shehissed."Desecrated,befouled!"

           "It’sjustabookthat’sbeenwrittenon!"saidHarry,tuggingitoutofhergrip.

           Shelookedasthoughshemighthaveaseizure;Hermione,whohadhastilypackedherthings,grabbedHarrybythearmandfrogmarchedhimaway.

           "She’llbanyoufromthelibraryifyou’renotcareful.Whydidyouhavetobringthatstupidbook?"

           "It’snotmyfaultshe’sbarkingmad,Hermione.Ord’youthinksheoverheardyoubeingrudeaboutFilch?I’vealwaysthoughttheremightbesomethingbetweenthem..."

           "Oh,haha.."

           Enjoyingthefactthattheycouldspeaknormallyagain,theymadetheirwayalongthedesertedlamp-litcorridorsbacktothecommonroom,arguingwhetherornotFilchandMadamPinceweresecretlyinlovewitheachother.

           "Baubles,"saidHarrytotheFatLady,thisbeingthenew,festivepassword.

           "Sametoyou,"saidthefatladywitharoguishgrin,andsheswungforwardtoadmitthem.

           "Hi,Harry!"saidRomildaVane,themomenthehadclimbedthroughtheportraithole."FancyaGillywater?"

           Hermionegavehima"What-did-I-tell-you?"lookoverhershoulder.

           "Nothanks,"saidHarryquickly."Idon’tlikeitmuch."

           "Well,taketheseanyway,"saidRomilda,thrustingaboxintohishands.