Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A sluggish memory
"DidyouhaveagoodChristmas?"
"Yeah,"saidRonatonce,"prettyeventful,RufusScrim—"
"I’vegotsomethingforyou,Harry,"saidHermione,neitherlookingatRonnorgivinganysignthatshehadheardhim."Oh,hangon—password.Abstinence."
"Precisely,"saidtheFatLadyinafeeblevoice,andswungforwardtorevealtheportraithole.
"What’supwithher?"askedHarry.
"OverindulgedoverChristmas,apparently,"saidHermione,rollinghereyesassheledthewayintothepackedcommonroom."SheandherfriendVioletdranktheirwaythroughallthewineinthatpictureofdrunkmonksdownbytheCharmscorridor.Anyway..."
Sherummagedinherpocketforamoment,thenpulledoutascrollofparchmentwithDumbledore’swritingonit.
"Great,"saidHarry,unrollingitatoncetodiscoverthathisnextlessonwithDumbledorewasscheduledforthefollowingnight."I’vegotloadstotellhim—andyou.Let’ssitdown—"
Butatthatmomenttherewasaloudsquealof"Won-Won!"andLavenderBrowncamehurtlingoutofnowhereandflungherselfintoRon’sarms.Severalonlookerssniggered;Hermionegaveatinklinglaughandsaid,"There’satableoverhere...coming.Ginny?"
"No,thanks,IsaidI’dmeetDean,"saidGinny,thoughHarrycouldnothelpnoticingthatshedidnotsoundveryenthusiastic.LeavingRonandLavenderlockedinakindofverticalwrestling,match,HarryledHermioneovertothesparetable.
"SohowwasyourChristmas?"
"Oh,fine,"sheshrugged."Nothingspecial.HowwasitatWon-Won’s?"
"I’lltellyouinaminute,"saidHarry.
