Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
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ItwouldhavebeenidealifSlughornhadgivenanotherofhislittleparties,forRonwouldnotbearound—butunfortunately,Slughornseemedtohavegiventhemup.OnceortwiceHarryconsideredaskingforHermione’shelp,buthedidnotthinkhecouldstandseeingthesmuglookonherface;hethoughthecaughtitsometimeswhenHermionespottedhimstaringatGinnyorlaughingatherjokes.Andtocomplicatematters,hehadthenaggingworrythatifhedidn’tdoit,somebodyelsewassuretoaskGinnyoutsoon:heandRonwereatleastagreedonthefactthatshewastoopopularforherowngood.
Allinall,thetemptationtotakeanothergulpofFelixFeliciswasbecomingstrongerbytheday,forsurelythiswasacasefor,asHermioneputit,"tweakingthecircumstances"?ThebalmydaysslidgentlythroughMay,andRonseemedtobethereatHarry’sshouldereverytimehesawGinny.HarryfoundhimselflongingforastrokeofluckthatwouldsomehowcauseRontorealizethatnothingwouldmakehimhappierthanhisbestfriendandhissisterfallingforeachotherandtoleavethemalonetogetherforlongerthanafewseconds.ThereseemednochanceofeitherwhilethefinalQuidditchgameoftheseasonwaslooming;RonwantedtotalktacticswithHarryallthetimeandhadlittlethoughtforanythingelse.
Ronwasnotuniqueinthisrespect;interestintheGryffindor-Ravenclawgamewasrunningextremelyhighthroughouttheschool,forthematchwoulddecidetheChampionship,whichwasstillwideopen.
