Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
"Then,asCharlieisn’tcominghome,thatjustleavesHarryandRonintheattic,andifFleurshareswithGinny—"
"—that’llmakeGinny’sChristmas—"mutteredFred.
"—everyoneshouldbecomfortable.Well,they’llhaveabed,anyway,"saidMrs.Weasley,soundingslightlyharassed.
"Percydefinitelynotshowinghisuglyface,then?"askedFred.
Mrs.Weasleyturnedawaybeforesheanswered.
"No,he’sbusy,Iexpect,attheMinistry."
"Orhe’stheworld’sbiggestprat,"saidFred,asMrs.Weasleyleftthekitchen."Oneofthetwo.Well,let’sgetgoing,then,George."
"Whatareyoutwoupto?"askedRon."Cantyouhelpuswiththesesprouts?Youcouldjustuseyourwandandthenwe’llbefreetoo!"
"No,Idon’tthinkwecandothat,"saidFredseriously."It’sverycharacter-buildingstuff,learningtopeelsproutswithoutmagic,makesyouappreciatehowdifficultitisforMugglesandSquibs—"
"—andifyouwantpeopletohelpyou,Ron,"addedGeorge,throwingthepaperairplaneathim,"Iwouldn’tchuckknivesatthem.Justalittlehint.We’reofftothevillage,there’saveryprettygirlworkinginthepapershopwhothinksmycardtricksaresomethingmarvelous...almostlikerealmagic..."
"Gits,"saidRondarkly,watchingFredandGeorgesettingoffacrossthesnowyyard."Would’veonlytakenthemtensecondsandthenwecould’vegonetoo."
"Icouldn’t,"saidHarry."IpromisedDumbledoreIwouldn’twanderoffwhileI’mstayinghere."
"Ohyeah,"saidRon.
