Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
Itwasnowtuggingveryhardonit,tryingtogetitoutofthefrozenground.HarrywassilentsolongthatScrimgeoursaid,lookingfromHarrytothegnome,"Funnylittlechaps,aren’tthey?Butwhatsayyou,Harry?"
"Idon’texactlyunderstandwhatyouwant,"saidHarryslowly."’StandalongsidetheMinistry’...Whatdoesthatmean?"
"Oh,well,nothingatallonerous,Iassureyou,"saidScrimgeour."IfyouweretobeseenpoppinginandoutoftheMinistryfromtimetotime,forinstance,thatwouldgivetherightimpression.Andofcourse,whileyouwerethere,youwouldhaveampleopportunitytospeaktoGawainRobards,mysuccessorasHeadoftheAuroroffice.DoloresUmbridgehastoldmethatyoucherishanambitiontobecomeanAuror.Well,thatcouldbearrangedveryeasily..."
Harryfeltangerbubblinginthepitofhisstomach:soDoloresUmbridgewasstillattheMinistry,wasshe?
"Sobasically,"hesaid,asthoughhejustwantedtoclarifyafewpoints,"you’dliketogivetheimpressionthatI’mworkingfortheMinistry?"
"Itwouldgiveeveryonealifttothinkyouweremoreinvolved,Harry,"saidScrimgeour,soundingrelievedthatHarryhadcottonedonsoquickly."’TheChosenOne,’youknow...it’sallaboutgivingpeoplehope,thefeelingthatexcitingthingsarehappening..."
