Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Elf tails
"It’sterrible,"growledHagridintohisbeard,asthethreeofthemwalkedbackalongthecorridortothemarblestaircase."Allthisnewsecurity,an’kidsarestillgettin’hurt...Dumbledore’sworriedsick...Hedon’saymuch,butIcantell..."
"Hasn’thegotanyideas,Hagrid?"askedHermionedesperately.
"Ispecthe’sgothundredsofideas,brainlikehis,"saidHagrid."Buthedoesn’knowwhosentthatnecklacenorputpoisoninthatwine,orthey’d’vebincaught,wouldn’they?Wha’worriesme,"saidHagrid,loweringhisvoiceandglancingoverhisshoulder(Harry,forgoodmeasure,checkedtheceilingforPeeves),"ishowlongHogwartscanstayopenifkidsarebein’attacked.Chambero’Secretsalloveragain,isn’it?There’llbepanic,moreparentstakintheirkidsouttaschool,annex’thingyehknowtheboardo’governors..."
Hagridstoppedtalkingastheghostofalong-hairedwomandriftedserenelypast,thenresumedinahoarsewhisper,"...theboardo’governors’llbetalkinaboutshuttin’usupfergood."
"Surelynot?"saidHermione,lookingworried.
"Gottaseeitfromtheirpointo’view,"saidHagridheavily."Imean,it’salwaysbinabitofarisksendin’akidterHogwarts,hasn’it?Yerexpectaccidents,don’yeh,withhundredsofunderagewizardsalllockeduptergether,butattemptedmurder,tha’sdiff’rent.’SnowonderDumbledore’sangrywithSn—"
Hagridstoppedinhistracks,afamiliar,guiltyexpressiononwhatwasvisibleofhisfaceabovehistangledblackbeard.
