Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
After the burial
"IheardrumorstherewereAcromantulaintheforest,"saidSlughornsoftly,lookingoveratthemassofblacktrees."It’strue,then?"
"Yes,"saidHarry."Butthisone,Aragog,thefirstoneHagridevergot,itdiedlastnight.He’sdevastated.HewantscompanywhileheburiesitandIsaidI’dgo."
"Touching,touching,"saidSlughornabsentmindedly,hislargedroopyeyesfixeduponthedistantlightsofHagrid’scabin."ButAcromantulavenomisveryvaluable...ifthebeastonlyjustdieditmightnotyethavedriedout...ofcourse,Iwouldn’twanttodoanythinginsensitiveifHagridisupset...butiftherewasanywaytoprocuresome...Imean,it’salmostimpossibletogetvenomfromanAcromantulawhileit’salive..."
SlughornseemedtobetalkingmoretohimselfthanHarrynow.
"...seemsanawfulwastenottocollectit...mightgetahundredGalleonsapint...tobefrank,mysalaryisnotlarge..."
AndnowHarrysawclearlywhatwastobedone.
"Well,"hesaid,withamostconvincinghesitancy,"well,ifyouwantedtocome,Professor,Hagridwouldprobablybereallypleased...giveAragogabettersend-off,youknow..."
"Yes,ofcourse,"saidSlughorn,hiseyesnowgleamingwithenthusiasm."Itellyouwhat,Harry,I’llmeetyoudowntherewithabottleortwo...we’lldrinkthepoorbeast’s—well—nothealth—butwe’llsenditoffinstyle,anyway,onceit’sburied.AndI’llchangemytie,thisoneisalittleexuberantfortheoccasion...
