Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A very frosty Christmas
"ButifIkeeprunninginandoutoftheMinistry,"saidHarry,stillendeavoringtokeephisvoicefriendly,"won’tthatseemasthoughIapproveofwhattheMinistry’supto?"
"Well,"saidScrimgeour,frowningslightly,"well,yes,that’spartlywhywe’dlike—"
"No,Idon’tthinkthat’llwork,"saidHarrypleasantly."Yousee,Idon’tlikesomeofthethingstheMinistry’sdoing.LockingupStanShunpike,forinstance."
Scrimgeourdidnotspeakforamomentbuthisexpressionhardenedinstantly.
"Iwouldnotexpectyoutounderstand,"hesaid,andhewasnotassuccessfulatkeepingangeroutofhisvoiceasHarryhadbeen."Thesearedangeroustimes,andcertainmeasuresneedtobetaken.Youaresixteenyearsold—"
"Dumbledore’salotolderthansixteen,andhedoesn’tthinkStanshouldbeinAzkabaneither,"saidHarry."You’remakingStanascapegoat,justlikeyouwanttomakemeamascot."
Theylookedateachother,longandhard.FinallyScrimgeoursaid,withnopretenseatwarmth,"Isee.Youprefer—likeyourhero,Dumbledore—todisassociateyourselffromtheMinistry?"
"Idon’twanttobeused,"saidHarry.
"Somewouldsayit’syourdutytobeusedbytheMinistry!"
"Yeah,andothersmightsayit’syourdutytocheckthatpeoplereallyareDeathEatersbeforeyouchucktheminprison,"saidHarry,histemperrisingnow."You’redoingwhatBartyCrouchdid.
