Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
Theatmospherearoundthetablechangedperceptibly.EverybodylookedfromScrimgeourtoHarry.NobodyseemedtofindScrimgeour’spretensethathedidnotknowHarry’snameconvincing,orfinditnaturalthatheshouldbechosentoaccompanytheMinisteraroundthegardenwhenGinny,Fleur,andGeorgealsohadcleanplates.
"Yeah,allright,"saidHarryintothesilence.
Hewasnotfooled;forallScrimgeour’stalkthattheyhadjustbeeninthearea,thatPercywantedtolookuphisfamily,thismustbetherealreasonthattheyhadcome,sothatScrimgeourcouldspeaktoHarryalone.
"It’sfine,"hesaidquietly,ashepassedLupin,whohadhalfrisenfromhischair."Fine,"headded,asMr.Weasleyopenedhismouthtospeak.
"Wonderful!"saidScrimgeour,standingbacktoletHarrypassthroughthedooraheadofhim."We’lljusttakeaturnaroundthegarden,andPercyandI’llbeoff.Carryon,everyone!"
HarrywalkedacrosstheyardtowardtheWeasleys’overgrown,snow-coveredgarden,Scrimgeourlimpingslightlyathisside.Hehad,Harryknew,beenHeadoftheAuroroffice;helookedtoughandbattle-scarred,verydifferentfromportlyFudgeinhisbowlerhat.
"Charming,"saidScrimgeour,stoppingatthegardenfenceandlookingoutoverthesnowylawnandtheindistinguishableplants."Charming."
Harrysaidnothing.HecouldtellthatScrimgeourwaswatchinghim.
"I’vewantedtomeetyouforaverylongtime,"saidScrimgeour,afterafewmoments.
