Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
"AndIunderstand;withJamesasyourfather,withSiriusasyourgodfather,youhaveinheritedanoldprejudice.ByallmeanstellDumbledorewhatyouhavetoldArthurandme,butdonotexpecthimtoshareyourviewofthematter;donotevenexpecthimtobesurprisedbywhatyoutellhim.ItmighthavebeenonDumbledore’sordersthatSeverusquestionedDraco."
...andnowyou’vetornitquiteapart
I’llthankyoutogivebackmyheart!
Celestinaendedhersongonaverylong,high-pitchednoteandloudapplauseissuedoutofthewireless,whichMrs.Weasleyjoinedinwithenthusiastically.
"Eezeetover?"saidFleurloudly."Thankgoodness,whatan’orrible—"
"Shallwehaveanightcap,then?"askedMr.Weasleyloudly,leapingtohisfeet."Whowantseggnog?"
"Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?"HarryaskedLupin,asMr,Weasleybustledofftofetchtheeggnog,andeverybodyelsestretchedandbrokeintoconversation.
"Oh,I’vebeenunderground,"saidLupin."Almostliterally.That’swhyIhaven’tbeenabletowrite,Harry;sendingletterstoyouwouldhavebeensomethingofagive-away."
"Whatdoyoumean?"
"I’vebeenlivingamongmyfellows,myequals,"saidLupin."Werewolves,"headded,atHarry’slookofincomprehension."NearlyallofthemareonVoldemort’sside.DumbledorewantedaspyandhereIwas...ready-made."
Hesoundedalittlebitter,andperhapsrealizedit,forhesmiledmorewarmlyashewenton,"Iamnotcomplaining;itisnecessaryworkandwhocandoitbetterthanI?However,ithasbeendifficultgainingtheirtrust.
