Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Sectumsempra
IfGryffindorbeatRavenclawbyamarginofthreehundredpoints(atallorder,andyetHarryhadneverknownhisteamtoflybetter)thentheywouldwintheChampionship.Iftheywonbylessthanthreehundredpoints,theywouldcomesecondtoRavenclaw;iftheylostbyahundredpointstheywouldbethirdbehindHufflepuffandiftheylostbymorethanahundred,theywouldbeinfourthplaceandnobody,Harrythought,wouldever,everlethimforgetthatithadbeenhewhohadcaptainedGryffindortotheirfirstbottom-of-the-tabledefeatintwocenturies.
Therun-uptothiscrucialmatchhadalltheusualfeatures:membersofrivalHousesattemptingtointimidateopposingteamsinthecorridors;unpleasantchantsaboutindividualplayersbeingrehearsedloudlyastheypassed;theteammembersthemselveseitherswaggeringaroundenjoyingalltheattentionorelsedashingintobathroomsbetweenclassestothrowup.Somehow,thegamehadbecomeinextricablylinkedinHarry’smindwithsuccessorfailureinhisplansforGinny.Hecouldnothelpfeelingthatiftheywonbymorethanthreehundredpoints,thescenesofeuphoriaandaniceloudafter-matchpartymightbejustasgoodasaheartyswigofFelixFelicis.
Inthemidstofallhispreoccupations,Harryhadnotforgottenhisotherambition:findingoutwhatMalfoywasuptointheRoomofRequirement.HewasstillcheckingtheMarauder’sMap,andashewasunabletolocateMalfoyonit,deducedthatMalfoywasstillspendingplentyoftimewithintheroom.
