Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The unbreakable vow
GrippingHarry’sarmsotightlyhemighthavebeenhopingtoDisapparatewithhim,Slughornledhimpurposefullyintotheparty;HarryseizedLuna’shandanddraggedheralongwithhim.
"Harry,I’dlikeyoutomeetEldredWorple,anoldstudentofmine,authorofBloodBrothers:MyLifeAmongsttheVampires—and,ofcourse,hisfriendSanguini."
Worple,whowasasmall,stout,bespectacledman,grabbedHarry’shandandshookitenthusiastically;thevampireSanguini,whowastallandemaciatedwithdarkshadowsunderhiseyes,merelynodded.Helookedratherbored.Agaggleofgirlswasstandingclosetohim,lookingcuriousandexcited.
"HarryPotter,Iamsimplydelighted!"saidWorple,peeringshort-sightedlyupintoHarry’sface."IwassayingtoProfessorSlughornonlytheotherday,WhereisthebiographyofHarryPotterforwhichwehaveallbeenwaiting?"
"Er,"saidHarry,"wereyou?"
"JustasmodestasHoracedescribed!"saidWorple."Butseriously—"hismannerchanged;itbecamesuddenlybusiness-like,"Iwouldbedelightedtowriteitmyself—peoplearecravingtoknowmoreaboutyou,dearboy,craving!Ifyouwerepreparedtograntmeafewinterviews,sayinfour-orfive-hoursessions,why,wecouldhavethebookfinishedwithinmonths.Andallwithverylittleeffortonyourpart,Iassureyou—askSanguinihereifitisn’tquite—Sanguini,stayhere!"addedWorple,suddenlystern,forthevampirehadbeenedgingtowardthenearbygroupofgirls,aratherhungrylookinhiseye.
