Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
A sluggish memory
HarryandRonjoinedthecrowdthatwasjostlingaroundthenoticeandtakingitinturnstowritetheirnamesatthebottom.RonwasjusttakingouthisquilltosignafterHermionewhenLavendercreptupbehindhim,slippedherhandsoverhiseyes,andtrilled,"Guesswho,Won-Won?"HarryturnedtoseeHermionestalkingoff;hecaughtupwithher,havingnowishtostaybehindwithRonandLavender,buttohissurprise,Roncaughtupwiththemonlyalittlewaybeyondtheportraithole,hisearsbrightredandhisexpressiondisgruntled.Withoutaword,HermionespeduptowalkwithNeville.
"So—Apparition,"saidRon,histonemakingitperfectlyplainthatHarrywasnottomentionwhathadjusthappened."Shouldbealaugh,eh?"
"Idunno,"saidHarry."Maybeit’sbetterwhenyoudoityourself,Ididn’tenjoyitmuchwhenDumbledoretookmealongfortheride."
"Iforgotyou’dalreadydoneit...I’dbetterpassmytestfirsttime,"saidRon,lookinganxious."FredandGeorgedid,"
"Charliefailed,though,didn’the?"
"Yeah,butCharlie’sbiggerthanme,"Ronheldhisarmsoutfromhisbodyasthoughhewasagorilla,"soFredandGeorgedidn’tgoonaboutitmuch...nottohisfaceanyway..."
"Whencanwetaketheactualtest?"
"Soonaswe’reseventeen.That’sonlyMarchforme!"
"Yeah,butyouwouldn’tbeabletoApparateinhere,notinthecastle..."
"Notthepoint,isit?EveryonewouldknowIcouldApparateifIwanted."
RonwasnottheonlyonetobeexcitedattheprospectofApparition.
