Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Will and Won’t
ItmightbethatBellatrixwillarriveonthedoorstepatanymoment.Naturallywehadtomoveoutuntilsuchtimeaswehaveclarifiedtheposition,"
"ButhowareyougoingtofindoutifI’mallowedtoownit?"
"Fortunately,"saidDumbledore,"thereisasimpletest."
Heplacedhisemptyglassonasmalltablebesidehischair,butbeforehecoulddoanythingelse,UncleVernonshouted,"Willyougettheseruddythingsoffus?"
Harrylookedaround;allthreeoftheDursleyswerecoweringwiththeirarmsovertheirheadsastheirglassesbouncedupanddownontheirskulls,theircontentsflyingeverywhere.
"Oh,I’msosorry,"saidDumbledorepolitely,andheraisedhiswandagain.Allthreeglassesvanished."Butitwouldhavebeenbettermannerstodrinkit,youknow."
ItlookedasthoughUncleVernonwasburstingwithanynumberofunpleasantretorts,buthemerelyshrankbackintothecushionswithAuntPetuniaandDudleyandsaidnothing,keepinghissmallpiggyeyesonDumbledore’swand.
"Yousee,"Dumbledoresaid,turningbacktoHarryandagainspeakingasthoughUncleVernonhadnotuttered,"ifyouhaveindeedinheritedthehouse,youhavealsoinherited—"
Heflickedhiswandforafifthtime.Therewasaloudcrack,andahouse-elfappeared,withasnoutforanose,giantbat’sears,andenormousbloodshoteyes,crouchingontheDursleys’shagcarpetandcoveredingrimyrags.AuntPetunialetoutahair-raisingshriek;nothingthisfilthyhadenteredherhouseinlivingmemory.
