Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
After the burial
Fang,whohadbeenskulkinginhisbasketduringtheburial,nowcamepaddingsoftlyacrosstothemandputhisheavyheadintoHarry’slapasusual.Slughornuncorkedoneofthebottlesofwinehehadbrought.
"Ihavehaditalltestedforpoison,"heassuredHarry,pouringmostofthefirstbottleintooneofHagrid’sbucket-sizedmugsandhandingittoHagrid."Hadahouse-elftasteeverybottleafterwhathappenedtoyourpoorfriendRupert."
Harrysaw,inhismind’seye,theexpressiononHermione’sfaceifsheeverheardaboutthisabuseofhouse-elves,anddecidednevertomentionittoher.
"OneforHarry..."saidSlughorn,dividingasecondbottlebetweentwomugs,"...andoneforme.Well,—heraisedhismughigh,"toAragog."
"Aragog,"saidHarryandHagridtogether.
BothSlughornandHagriddrankdeeply.Harry,however,withthewayaheadilluminatedforhimbyFelixFelicis,knewthathemustnotdrink,sohemerelypretendedtotakeagulpandthensetthemugbackonthetablebeforehim.
"Ihadhimfromanegg,yehknow,"saidHagridmorosely."’Tinylittlethinghewaswhenhehatched.’BoutthesizeofaPekingese"
"Sweet,"saidSlughorn.
"Usedterkeephiminacupboardupattheschooluntil...well..."
Hagrid’sfacedarkenedandHarryknewwhy:TomRiddlehadcontrivedtohaveHagridthrownoutofschool,blamedforopeningtheChamberofSecrets.Slughorn,however,didnotseemtobelistening;hewaslookingupattheceiling,fromwhichanumberofbrasspotshung,andalsoalong,silkyskeinofbrightwhitehair.
