Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
Weasleykeptpointingherwandatthevolumecontrol,sothatCelestinagrewlouderandlouder.Undercoverofaparticularlyjazzynumbercalled"ACauldronFullofHot,StrongLove,"FredandGeorgestartedagameofExplodingSnapwithGinny.RonkeptshootingBillandFleurcovertlooks,asthoughhopingtopickuptips.Meanwhile,RemusLupin,whowasthinnerandmoreragged-lookingthanever,wassittingbesidethefire,staringintoitsdepthsasthoughhecouldnothearCelestina’svoice.
"Oh,comeandstirmycauldron,
Andifyoudoitright
I’llboilyouupsomehot,stronglove
Tokeepyouwarmtonight."
"Wedancedtothiswhenwewereeighteen!"saidMrs.Weasley,wipinghereyesonherknitting."Doyouremember,Arthur?"
"Mphf?"saidMr.Weasley,whoseheadhadbeennoddingoverthesatsumahewaspeeling."Ohyes...marveloustune..."
Withaneffort,hesatupalittlestraighterandlookedaroundatHarry,whowassittingnexttohim.
"Sorryaboutthis,"hesaid,jerkinghisheadtowardthewirelessasCelestinabrokeintothechorus."Beoversoon."
"Noproblem,"saidHarry,grinning."HasitbeenbusyattheMinistry?"
"Very,"saidMr.Weasley."Iwouldn’tmindifweweregettinganywhere,butofthethreearrestswe’vemadeinthelastcoupleofmonths,IdoubtthatoneofthemisagenuineDeathEater—onlydon’trepeatthat,Harry,"headdedquickly,lookingmuchmoreawakeallofasudden.
"They’renotstillholdingStanShunpike,arethey?"askedHarry.
"I’mafraidso,"saidMr.Weasley.
