Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The unknownable room
Frustratedandannoyed,hesetoffforDefenseAgainsttheDarkArts,pullingoffhisInvisibilityCloakandstuffingitintohisbagashewent.
"Lateagain,Potter,"saidSnapecoldly,asHarryhurriedintothecandlelitclassroom."TenpointsfromGryfrindor."HarryscowledatSnapeasheflunghimselfintotheseatbesideRon.Halftheclasswerestillontheirfeet,takingoutbooksandorganizingtheirthings;hecouldnotbemuchlaterthananyofthem.
"Beforewestart,IwantyourDementoressays,"saidSnape,wavinghiswandcarelessly,sothattwenty-fivescrollsofparchmentsoaredintotheairandlandedinaneatpileonhisdesk."AndIhopeforyoursakestheyarebetterthanthetripeIhadtoendureonresistingtheImperiusCurse.Now,ifyouwillallopenyourbookstopage—whatisit,Mr.Finnigan?"
"Sir,"saidSeamus,"I’vebeenwondering,howdoyoutellthedifferencebetweenanInferiusandaghost?BecausetherewassomethingintheProphetaboutanInferius—"
"No,therewasn’t,"saidSnapeinaboredvoice.
"Butsir,Iheardpeopletalking—"
"Ifyouhadactuallyreadthearticleinquestion,Mr.Finnigan,youwouldhaveknownthattheso-calledInferiuswasnothingbutasmellysneakthiefbythenameofMundungusFletcher."
"IthoughtSnapeandMundunguswereonthesameside,"mutteredHarrytoRonandHermione."Shouldn’thebeupsetMundungushasbeenarrest—"
"ButPotterseemstohavealottosayonthesubject,"saidSnape,pointingsuddenlyatthebackoftheroom,hisblackeyesfixedonHarry.
