Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка

           Hehadbeenquiteconvincedthatthecommonroomwasempty;hehadnotbeenatallpreparedforahulkingfiguretorisesuddenlyoutofadistantchair.AcloserlookshowedhimthatitwasCormacMcLaggen.

           "I’vebeenwaitingforyoutocomeback,"saidMcLaggen,disregardingHarry’sdrawnwand."Must’vefallenasleep.Look,IsawthemtakingWeasleyuptothehospitalwingearlier.Didn’tlooklikehe’llbefitfornextweek’smatch."

           IttookHarryafewmomentstorealizewhatMcLaggenwastalkingabout.

           "Oh...right...Quidditch,"hesaid,puttinghiswandbackintothebeltofhisjeansandrunningahandwearilythroughhishair."Yeah...hemightnotmakeit."

           "Well,then,I’llbeplayingKeeper,won’tI?"saidMcLaggen.

           "Yeah,"saidHarry."Yeah,Isupposeso..."

           Hecouldnotthinkofanargumentagainstit;afterall,McLaggenhadcertainlyperformedsecond-bestinthetrials.

           "Excellent,"saidMcLaggeninasatisfiedvoice."Sowhen’spractice?"

           "What?Oh...there’sonetomorrowevening."

           "Good.Listen,Potter,weshouldhaveatalkbeforehand.I’vegotsomeideasonstrategyyoumightfinduseful."

           "Right,"saidHarryunenthusiastically."Well,I’llhearthemtomorrow,then.I’mprettytirednow...seeyou..."

           ThenewsthatRonhadbeenpoisonedspreadquicklynextday,butitdidnotcausethesensationthatKatie’sattackhaddone.