Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The cave
ThesewordsdidnothingtoraiseHarry’smorale;perhapsDumbledoreknewit,forheadded,"Voldemort’smistake,Harry,Voldemort’smistake...ageisfoolishandforgetfulwhenitunderestimatesyouth...now,youfirstthistime,andbecarefulnottotouchthewater."
DumbledorestoodasideandHarryclimbedcarefullyintotheboat.Dumbledoresteppedintoo,coilingthechainontothefloor.Theywerecrammedintogether;Harrycouldnotcomfortablysit,butcrouched,hiskneesjuttingovertheedgeoftheboat,whichbegantomoveatonce.Therewasnosoundotherthanthesilkenrustleoftheboat’sprowcleavingthewater;itmovedwithouttheirhelp,asthoughaninvisibleropewaspullingitonwardtowardthelightinthecenter.Soontheycouldnolongerseethewallsofthecavern;theymighthavebeenatseaexceptthattherewerenowaves.
Harrylookeddownandsawthereflectedgoldofhiswandlightsparklingandglitteringontheblackwaterastheypassed.Theboatwascarvingdeepripplesupontheglassysurface,groovesinthedarkmirror...
AndthenHarrysawit,marblewhite,floatinginchesbelowthesurface.
"Professor!"hesaid,andhisstartledvoiceechoedloudlyoverthesilentwater.
"Harry?"
"IthinkIsawahandinthewater—ahumanhand!"
"Yes,Iamsureyoudid,"saidDumbledorecalmly.
Harrystareddownintothewater,lookingforthevanishedhand,andasickfeelingroseinhisthroat.
