Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Will and Won’t
ItjustseemedtoogoodtobetruethathewasgoingtoberescuedfromtheDursleysafteramerefortnightoftheircompany.Hecouldnotshrugoffthefeelingthatsomethingwasgoingtogowrong—hisreplytoDumbledore’slettermighthavegoneastray;Dumbledorecouldbepreventedfromcollectinghim;thelettermightturnoutnottobefromDumbledoreatall,butatrickorjokeortrap.Harryhadnotbeenabletofacepackingandthenbeingletdownandhavingtounpackagain.Theonlygesturehehadmadetothepossibilityofajourneywastoshuthissnowyowl,Hedwig,safelyinhercage.
Theminutehandonthealarmclockreachedthenumbertwelveand,atthatprecisemoment,thestreet-lampoutsidethewindowwentout.
Harryawokeasthoughthesuddendarknesswereanalarm.Hastilystraighteninghisglassesandunstickinghischeekfromtheglass,hepressedhisnoseagainstthewindowinsteadandsquinteddownatthepavement.Atallfigureinalong,billowingcloakwaswalkingupthegardenpath.
Harryjumpedupasthoughhehadreceivedanelectricshock,knockedoverhischair,andstartedsnatchinganythingandeverythingwithinreachfromthefloorandthrowingitintothetrunk.Thenashelobbedasetofrobes,twospellbooks,andapacketofclaspsacrosstheroom,thedoorbellrang.DownstairsinthelivingroomhisUncleVernonshouted,"Whotheblazesiscallingatthislimeofnight?"
Harryfrozewithabrasstelescopeinonehandandapairoftrainersintheother.
