Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
Weasleycoulddomorethanexchangestunnedlooks,thebackdooropenedandtherestoodPercy.
Therewasamoment’spainfulsilence.ThenPercysaidratherstiffly,"MerryChristmas,Mother."
"Oh,Percy!"saidMrs.Weasley,andshethrewherselfintohisarms.
RufusScrimgeourpausedinthedoorway,leaningonhiswalkingstickandsmilingasheobservedthisaffectingscene.
"Youmustforgivethisintrusion,"hesaid,whenMrs.Weasleylookedaroundathim,beamingandwipinghereyes."PercyandIwereinthevicinity—working,youknow—andhecouldn’tresistdroppinginandseeingyouall."
ButPercyshowednosignofwantingtogreetanyoftherestofthefamily.Hestood,poker-straightandawkward-looking,andstaredovereverybodyelse’sheads.Mr.Weasley,Fred,andGeorgewereallobservinghim,stony-faced.
"Please,comein,sitdown,Minister!"flutteredMrs.Weasley,straighteningherhat."Havealittlepurkey,orsometooding...Imean—"
"No,no,mydearMolly,"saidScrimgeour.HarryguessedthathehadcheckedhernamewithPercybeforetheyenteredthehouse."Idon’twanttointrude,wouldn’tbehereatallifPercyhadn’twantedtoseeyouallsobadly..."
"Oh,Perce!"saidMrs.Weasleytearfully,reachinguptokisshim.
"...we’veonlylookedinforfiveminutes,soI’llhaveastrollaroundtheyardwhileyoucatchupwithPercy.No,no,IassureyouIdon’twanttobuttin!Well,ifanybodycaredtoshowmeyourcharminggarden...ah,thatyoungman’sfinished,whydoesn’thetakeastrollwithme?"
