Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The unknownable room
Threetimeshewalkedpastthedoor;then,hisheartpoundingwithexcitement,heopenedhiseyesandfacedit—buthewasstilllookingatastretchofmundanelyblankwall.
Hemovedforwardandgaveitanexperimentalpush.Thestoneremainedsolidandunyielding.
"Okay,"saidHarryaloud."Okay...Ithoughtthewrongthing..."
Heponderedforamomentthensetoffagain,eyesclosed,concentratingashardashecould.
"IneedtoseetheplacewhereMalfoykeepscomingsecretly...IneedtoseetheplacewhereMalfoykeepscomingsecretly..."
Afterthreewalkspast,heopenedhiseyesexpectantly.
Therewasnodoor.
"Oh,comeoffit,"hetoldthewallirritably."Thatwasaclearinstruction...fine..."
Hethoughthardforseveralminutesbeforestridingoffoncemore.
"IneedyoutobecometheplaceyoubecomeforDracoMalfoy..."
Hedidnotimmediatelyopenhiseyeswhenhehadfinishedhispatrolling;hewaslisteninghard,asthoughhemighthearthedoorpopintoexistence.Heheardnothing,however,exceptthedistanttwitteringofbirdsoutside.Heopenedhiseyes.
Therewasstillnodoor.
Harryswore.Someonescreamed.Helookedaroundtoseeagaggleoffirstyearsrunningbackaroundthecorner,apparentlyundertheimpressionthattheyhadjustencounteredaparticularlyfoul-mouthedghost.
Harrytriedeveryvariationof"IneedtoseewhatDracoMalfoyisdoinginsideyou"thathecouldthinkofforawholehour,attheendofwhichhewasforcedtoconcedethatHermionemighthavehadapoint:theroomsimplydidnotwanttoopenforhim.
