Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The unbreakable vow
"ChocolateCauldrons,they’vegotfirewhiskeyinthem.Mygransentthemtome,butIdon’tlikethem."
"Oh—right—thanksalot."saidHarry,whocouldnotthinkwhatelsetosay."Er—I’mjustgoingoverherewith..."
HehurriedoffbehindHermione,hisvoicetailingawayfeebly.
"Toldyou,"saidHermionesuccinctly,"Sooneryouasksomeone,soonerthey’llallleaveyoualoneandyoucan—"
Butherfacesuddnlyturnedblank;shehadjustspottedRonandLavender,whowereintertwinedinthesamearmchair.
"Well,goodnight,Harry,"saidHermione,thoughitwasonlyseveno’clockintheevening,andsheleftforthegirls’dormitorywithoutanotherword.
Harrywenttobedcomfortinghimselfthattherewasonlyonemoredayoflessonstostrugglethrough,plusSlughorn’sparty,afterwhichheandRonwoulddeparttogetherfortheBurrow.ItnowseemedimpossiblethatRonandHermionewouldmakeupwitheachotherbeforetheholidaysbegan,butperhaps,somehow,thebreakwouldgivethemtimetocalmdown,thinkbetteroftheirbehavior...
Buthishopeswerenothigh,andtheysankstilllowerafterenduringaTransfigurationlessonwiththembothnextday.Theyhadjustembarkedupontheimmenselydifficulttopicofhumantransfiguration;workinginfrontofmirrors,theyweresupposedtobechangingthecoloroftheirowneyebrows.
