Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The seer overheard
"Yeah,"saidHarry;thiswasperfectlytrue,althoughhisconsciencesquirmedslightlyallthesame."ThankstoSnape..."
"YoustillgotdetentionwithSnapethisSaturday?"Roncontinued.
"Yeah,andtheSaturdayafterthat,andtheSaturdayafterthat,"sighedHarry."Andhe’shintingnowthatifIdon’tgetalltheboxesdonebytheendofterm,we’llcarryonnextyear."
HewasfindingthesedetentionsparticularlyirksomebecausetheycutintothealreadylimitedtimehecouldhavebeenspendingwithGinny.Indeed,hehadfrequentlywonderedlatelywhetherSnapedidnotknowthis,forhewaskeepingHarrylaterandlatereverytime,whilemakingpointedasidesaboutHarryhavingtomissthegoodweatherandthevariedopportunitiesitoffered.
HarrywasshakenfromthesebitterreflectionsbytheappearanceathissideofJimmyPeakes,whowasholdingoutascrollofparchment.
"Thanks,Jimmy...hey,it’sfromDumbledore!"saidHarryexcitedly,unrollingtheparchmentandscanningit."HewantsmetogotohisofficeasquickasIcan!"
Theystaredateachother.
"Blimey,"whisperedRon."Youdon’treckon...hehasn’tfound...?"
"Bettergoandsee,hadn’tI?"saidHarry,jumpingtohisfeet.
Hehurriedoutofthecommonroomandalongtheseventhfloorasfastashecould,passingnobodybutPeeves,whoswoopedpastintheoppositedirection,throwingbitsofchalkatHarryinaroutinesortofwayandcacklingloudlyashedodgedHarry’sdefensivejinx.
