Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Elf tails
HethoughtfleetinglyoftryingtosetsomethingupwiththeD.A.,butthereagainwastheproblemthatpeoplewouldbemissedfromlessons;mostofthem,afterall,stillhadfullschedules...
Therewasalow,rumblingsnorefromRon’sbed.AfterawhileMadamPomfreycameoutofheroffice,thistimewearingathickdressinggown.Itwaseasiesttofeignsleep;Harryrolledoverontohissideandlistenedtoallthecurtainsclosingthemselvesasshewavedherwand.Thelampsdimmed,andshereturnedtoheroffice;heheardthedoorclickbehindherandknewthatshewasofftobed.
Thiswas,Harryreflectedinthedarkness,thethirdtimethathehadbeenbroughttothehospitalwingbecauseofaQuidditchinjury.Lasttimehehadfallenoffhisbroomduetothepresenceofdementorsaroundthepitch,andthetimebeforethat,alltheboneshadbeenremovedfromhisarmbytheincurablyineptProfessorLockhart...Thathadbeenhismostpainfulinjurybyfar...herememberedtheagonyofregrowinganarmfulofbonesinonenight,adiscomfortnoteasedbythearrivalofanunexpectedvisitorinthemiddleofthe—
Harrysatboltupright,hisheartpounding,hisbandageturbanaskew.Hehadthesolutionatlast:therewasawaytohaveMalfoyfollowed—howcouldhehaveforgotten,whyhadn’thethoughtofitbefore?
Butthequestionwas,howtocallhim?Whatdidyoudo?Quietly,tentatively,Harryspokeintothedarkness.
"Kreacher?"
Therewasaveryloudcrack,andthesoundsofscufflingandsqueaksfilledthesilentroom.Ronawokewithayelp.
