Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The unknownable room
"Whowereyouexpecting?"saidRon,lookingatherinthemirror.
"Nobody,"saidMyrtle,pickingmoodilyataspotonherchin."Hesaidhe’dcomebackandseeme,butthenyousaidyou’dpopinandvisitmetoo..."shegaveHarryareproachfullook"...andIhaven’tseenyouformonthsandmonths.I’velearnednottoexpecttoomuchfromboys."
"Ithoughtyoulivedinthatgirls’bathroom?"saidHarry,whohadbeencarefultogivetheplaceawideberthforsomeyearsnow.
"Ido,"shesaid,withasulkylittleshrug,"butthatdoesn’tmeanIcan’tvisitotherplaces.Icameandsawyouinyourbathonce,remember?"
"Vividly,"saidHarry.
"ButIthoughthelikedme,"shesaidplaintively."Maybeifyoutwoleft,he’dcomebackagain.Wehadlotsincommon.I’msurehefeltit."
Andshelookedhopefullytowardthedoor.
"Whenyousayyouhadlotsincommon,"saidRon,soundingratheramusednow,"d’youmeanhelivesinanS-bendtoo?"
"No,"saidMyrtledefiantly,hervoiceechoingloudlyaroundtheoldtiledbathroom."Imeanhe’ssensitive,peoplebullyhimtoo,andhefeelslonelyandhasn’tgotanybodytotalkto,andhe’snotafraidtoshowhisfeelingsandcry!"
"There’sbeenaboyinherecrying?"saidHarrycuriously."Ayoungboy?"
"Neveryoumind!"saidMyrtle,hersmall,leakyeyesfixedonRon,whowasnowdefinitelygrinning."IpromisedIwouldn’ttellanyone,andI’lltakehissecrettothe—"
"—notthegrave,surely?"saidRonwithasnort."Thesewers,maybe."
