Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Birthday surprises
"I’mnotfussed,really.Ipreferflying,"saidHarry,glancingoverhisshouldertoseewhereMalfoywas,andspeedingupastheycameintotheEntranceHall."Look,hurryup,willyou,there’ssomethingIwanttodo..."
Perplexed,RonfollowedHarrybacktoGryffindorToweratarun.TheyweretemporarilydetainedbyPeeves,whohadjammedadooronthefourthfloorshutandwasrefusingtoletanyonepassuntiltheysetfiretotheirownpants,butHarryandRonsimplyturnedbackandtookoneoftheirtrustedshortcuts.Withinfiveminutes,theywereclimbingthroughtheportraithole.
"Areyougoingtotellmewhatwe’redoing,then?"askedRon,pantingslightly.
"Uphere,"saidHarry,andhecrossedthecommonroomandledthewaythroughthedoortotheboys’staircase.
Theirdormitorywas,asHarryhadhoped,empty.Heflungopenhistrunkandbegantorummageinit,whileRonwatchedimpatiently.
"Harry..."
"Malfoy’susingCrabbeandGoyleaslookouts.HewasarguingwithCrabbejustnow.Iwanttoknow...aha."
Hehadfoundit,afoldedsquareofapparentlyblankparchment,whichhenowsmoothedoutandtappedwiththetipofhiswand.
"IsolemnlyswearthatIamuptonogood...orMalfoyis,anyway."
Atonce,theMarauder’sMapappearedontheparchment’ssurface.Herewasadetailedplanofeveryoneofthecastle’sfloorsand,movingaroundit,thetiny,labelledblackdotsthatsignifiedeachofthecastle’soccupants.
"HelpmefindMalfoy,"saidHarryurgently.
HelaidthemapuponhisbedandheandRonleanedoverit,searching.
