Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The unknownable room
"LetusaskPotterhowwewouldtellthedifferencebetweenanInferiusandaghost."
ThewholeclasslookedaroundatHarry,whohastilytriedtorecallwhatDumbledorehadtoldhimthenightthattheyhadgonetovisitSlughorn.
"Er—well—ghostsaretransparent—"hesaid.
"Oh,verygood,"interruptedSnape,hislipcurling."Yes,itineasytoseethatnearlysixyearsofmagicaleducationhavenotbeenwastedonyou,Potter.Ghostsaretransparent."
PansyParkinsonletoutahigh-pitchedgiggle.Severalotherpeopleweresmirking.Harrytookadeepbreathandcontinuedcalmly,thoughhisinsideswereboiling,"Yeah,ghostsaretransparent,butInferiaredeadbodies,aren’tthey?Sothey’dbesolid—"
"Afive-year-oldcouldhavetoldusasmuch,"sneeredSnape."TheInferiusisacorpsethathasbeenreanimatedbyaDarkwizard’sspells.Itisnotalive,itismerelyusedlikeapuppettodothewizard’sbidding.Aghost,asItrustthatyouareallawarebynow,istheimprintofadepartedsoulleftupontheearth...andofcourse,asPottersowiselytellsus,transparent."
"Well,whatHarrysaidisthemostusefulifwe’retryingtotellthemapart!"saidRon."Whenwecomeface-to-facewithonedownadarkalley,we’regoingtobehavingalooktoseeifit’ssolid,aren’twe,we’renotgoingtobeasking,’Excuseme,areyoutheimprintofadepartedsoul?’"
Therewasarippleoflaughter,instantlyquelledbythelookSnapegavetheclass.
"AnothertenpointsfromGryffindor,"saidSnape.
