Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Elf tails
TheypassedPeevesneartheturningintoGryffindorTower,buthewasstreakinghappilytowardthesourceoftheyelling,cacklingandcalling,
Whenthere’sstrifeandwhenthere’strouble
CallonPeevsie,he’llmakedouble!
TheFatLadywassnoozingandnotpleasedtobewoken,butswungforwardgrumpilytoallowthemtoclamberintothemercifullypeacefulandemptycommonroom.ItdidnotseemthatpeopleknewaboutRonyet;Harrywasveryrelieved:hehadbeeninterrogatedenoughthatday.Hermionebadehimgoodnightandsetoffforthegirls’dormitory.Harry,however,remainedbehind,takingaseatbesidethefireandlookingdownintothedyingembers.
SoDumbledorehadarguedwithSnape.InspiteofallhehadtoldHarry,inspiteofhisinsistencethathetrustedSnapecompletely,hehadlosthistemperwithhim...hedidnotthinkthatSnapehadtriedhardenoughtoinvestigatetheSlytherins...or,perhaps,toinvestigateasingleSlytherin:Malfoy?
WasitbecauseDumbledoredidnotwantHarrytodoanythingfoolish,totakemattersintohisownhands,thathehadpretendedtherewasnothinginHarry’ssuspicions?Thatseemedlikely.ItmightevenbethatDumbledoredidnotwantanythingtodistractHarryfromtheirlessons,orfromprocuringthatmemoryfromSlughorn.PerhapsDumbledoredidnotthinkitrighttoconfidesuspicionsabouthisstafftosixteen-year-olds...
"Thereyouare,Potter!"
Harryjumpedtohisfeetinshock,hiswandattheready.
